Where does “understitch” come from?

understitch (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.

understitch (English): To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc....

Definitions

  1. To stitch through the facing of a garment, etc....

Ancestry of “understitch”, step by step

understitch 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 stitch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstitchA single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or...
2Middle Englishsticchen—
3Old Englishstiċċan—
4Proto-Germanicstikjanąto stab, stick, prick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →