Where does “understøtte” come from?

understøtte (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.

understøtte (Norwegian Bokmål): to support

Definitions

  1. to support

Ancestry of “understøtte”, step by step

understøtte 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 støtte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstøttesupport; to support
2Middle Low Germanstütten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →