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Where does “underteller” come from?

underteller (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.

underteller (English): A lower-ranking teller, or bank clerk

Definitions

  1. A lower-ranking teller, or bank clerk

Ancestry of “underteller”, step by step

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