Where does “undirhald” come from?

undirhald (Faroese) comes from Faroese undir, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undirhald (Faroese): entertainment

Definitions

  1. entertainment

Ancestry of “undirhald”, step by step

undirhald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese undir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseundirunder
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Faroese hald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesehaldhold, grip; seize, sequester
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under