Where does “ënnerstellen” come from?

ënnerstellen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish ënner, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

ënnerstellen (Luxembourgish): to suppose, to assume

Definitions

  1. to suppose, to assume

Ancestry of “ënnerstellen”, step by step

ënnerstellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish ënner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishënnerunder, below; under; among
2Old High Germanuntarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Luxembourgish stëllen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishstëllento breastfeed, to nurse; inflection of stëll: ##...
2Old High Germanstellen—
3Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →