Where does “undertwig” come from?

undertwig (English) comes from English twig, from Irish tuig, from Middle Irish tuicid, from Old Irish ·tucci, from Proto-Celtic *unketi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti.

undertwig (English): A lower twig

Definitions

  1. A lower twig

Ancestry of “undertwig”, step by step

undertwig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English twig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtwigA small thin branch of a tree or bush; To beat...
2Irishtuigunderstand
3Middle Irishtuicid—
4Old Irish·tucci—
5Proto-Celtic*unketi—
6Proto-Indo-European*h₁unékti—

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti →
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