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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

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