Where does “Untertaucher” come from?
Untertaucher (German) comes from German untertauchen, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
Untertaucher (German): Jewish and other persecuted people who survived during the Holocaust by being hidden and sheltered by neighbors
Definitions
- Jewish and other persecuted people who survived during the Holocaust by being hidden and sheltered by neighbors
Ancestry of “Untertaucher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | untertauchen | to dive, to plunge of a diver, etc.; to submerge of a submarine, etc |
| 2 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 3 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 4 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |