Where does “Dessous” come from?

Dessous (German) comes from French dessous, from Latin subtus, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Dessous (German): lingerie

Definitions

  1. lingerie

Ancestry of “Dessous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdessousunderneath; beneath; underside; bottom;...
2Latinsubtusbelow, underneath, beneath
3Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
4Proto-Italicsupounder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-
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