Where does “unterstellen” come from?
unterstellen (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.
unterstellen (German): to put beneath, shelter under; to assume,...
Definitions
- to put beneath, shelter under; to assume,...
Ancestry of “unterstellen”, step by step
unterstellen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Unter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 2 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 3 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via German Stellen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stellen | gerund of stellen; plural of Stelle |
| 2 | Middle High German | stellen | to put, to place |
| 3 | Old High German | stellen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stalljan | to put, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |
via Latin suppōnere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | suppōnere | — |