Where does “unterschwellig” come from?

unterschwellig (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.

unterschwellig (German): subliminal

Definitions

  1. subliminal

Ancestry of “unterschwellig”, step by step

unterschwellig 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 Schwelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwellethreshold; railroad tie, railway sleeper
2Middle High Germanswelle—
3Old High Germanswelli—
4Proto-Germanicsulībalk, bar, threshold, sill
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “unterschwellig”

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