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