Where does “unterdes” come from?

unterdes (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.

unterdes (German): meanwhile, in the meantime

Definitions

  1. meanwhile, in the meantime

Ancestry of “unterdes”, step by step

unterdes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unter

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

via German Des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDesD-flat
2German-esAlternative form of -s; flat, ♭
3German-sUsed to form the genitive singular of most...
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