Where does “undir-” come from?

undir- (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.

undir- (Icelandic): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “undir-”, step by step

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