Where does “undergeten” come from?

undergeten (Middle English) comes from Middle English under-, from Old English under-, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undergeten (Middle English): To overtake (a ship)

Definitions

  1. To overtake (a ship)

Ancestry of “undergeten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishunder-—
2Old Englishunder-between, among; beneath; subordinate to
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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