Where does “undertøy” come from?

undertøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undertøy (Norwegian Nynorsk): underwear

Definitions

  1. underwear

Ancestry of “undertøy”, step by step

undertøy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk tøy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktøycloth, fabric, material, textile; clothes,...
2Old Norsetygitool, gear; equipment
3Middle Low Germantǖchstuff; gear, equipment
4Old Saxontiuh—

Words derived from “undertøy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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