Where does “undernethen” come from?
undernethen (Middle English) comes from Old English underneoþan, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
Ancestry of “undernethen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | underneoþan | underneath |
| 2 | Old English | under | under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “undernethen”