Where does “undertittel” come from?

undertittel (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.

undertittel (Norwegian Bokmål): a subtitle

Definitions

  1. a subtitle

Ancestry of “undertittel”, step by step

undertittel 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 tittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltittela title
2Old Norsetitull—
3Latintitulustitle; placard, tablet; inscription
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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