Where does “unter-” come from?

unter- (German) comes 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.

unter- (German): sub-, under-

Definitions

  1. sub-, under-

Ancestry of “unter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterjack, knave
2Middle High Germanunder—
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “unter-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →