Where does “understride” come from?

understride (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.

understride (English): to run or walk with too short a stride

Definitions

  1. to run or walk with too short a stride

Ancestry of “understride”, step by step

understride 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 stride

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrideTo walk with long steps; To stand with the legs...
2Middle Englishstride—
3Old Englishstridea stride, pace
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →