Where does “und” come from?

und (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic undir, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

und (Icelandic): wound; under

Definitions

  1. wound; under

Ancestry of “und”, step by step

und traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic undir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicundirunder
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Old Norse und

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseundunder
2Proto-Germanicwundōwound
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →