Where does “undir” come from?

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

undir (Icelandic): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “undir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “undir”

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