Where does “undirflokkur” come from?

undirflokkur (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.

undirflokkur (Icelandic): a subset, a subgroup; a group within a larger...

Definitions

  1. a subset, a subgroup; a group within a larger...

Ancestry of “undirflokkur”, step by step

undirflokkur 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 Icelandic flokkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicflokkurgroup; class, category, grade; class
2Old Norseflokkrflock; group of at least five persons; a small...
3Proto-Germanicflukkazcrowd, troop, flock
4Proto-Germanicflukkōnąto fly, flutter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpluknéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →