Where does “*under” come from?
*under (Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér — under, below.
Ancestry of “*under”, step by step
*under traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | *(H)n̥dʰér | under, below |
via Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indo-European | *(H)n̥dʰér | — |