Where does “undersow” come from?

undersow (English) comes from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undersow (English): To sow a second crop after a first one has...

Definitions

  1. To sow a second crop after a first one has...

Ancestry of “undersow”, step by step

undersow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English sow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsowA female pig; A female bear, she-bear; A female...
2Middle EnglishsoweA female pig; A siege engine used to protect...
3Old Englishsūgusow (female pig)
4Proto-West Germanic*sugusow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →