Where does “undermeny” come from?

undermeny (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk meny, from French menu, from Middle French menu, from Old French menu, from Latin minūtus, from Proto-Italic minwō, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

undermeny (Norwegian Nynorsk): a submenu

Definitions

  1. a submenu

Ancestry of “undermeny”, step by step

undermeny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk meny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskmenya menu
2Frenchmenuslim, small, fine; minor, trifling; detailed list
3Middle Frenchmenusmall
4Old Frenchmenusmall
5Latinminūtusdiminished, having been diminished
6Proto-Italicminwō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Norwegian Nynorsk under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskunderbelow, beneath, under; during; wonder, marvel,...
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Italic minwō →Every word from Latin minūtus →