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Where does “underordne” come from?

underordne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German unterordnen, from German unter-, from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underordne (Norwegian Bokmål): to subordinate; to submit

Definitions

  1. to subordinate; to submit

Ancestry of “underordne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanunterordnento subordinate
2Germanunter-sub-, under-
3GermanUnterjack, knave
4Middle High Germanunder—
5Old High Germanuntarunder
6Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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