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
- to subordinate; to submit
Ancestry of “underordne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | unterordnen | to subordinate |
| 2 | German | unter- | sub-, under- |
| 3 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 4 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 5 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |