Where does “underminere” come from?

underminere (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underminere (Norwegian Bokmål): to undermine

Definitions

  1. to undermine

Ancestry of “underminere”, step by step

underminere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålunderbelow; beneath; during; under
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Norwegian Bokmål minere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålminere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →