Where does “undirtøka” come from?

undirtøka (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.

undirtøka (Faroese): agreement, consent, assent, approval, support

Definitions

  1. agreement, consent, assent, approval, support

Ancestry of “undirtøka”, step by step

undirtøka 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 tøka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesetøkatake, catch
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →