Where does “undertegne” come from?
undertegne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German unterzeichnen, 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.
undertegne (Norwegian Bokmål): to sign (something) (e.g. a contract)
Definitions
- to sign (something) (e.g. a contract)
Ancestry of “undertegne”, step by step
undertegne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German unterzeichnen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unterzeichnen | to sign |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål tegne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tegne | to draw |
| 2 | Old Norse | teikna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | taiknijaną | to show, point |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |