Where does “underþencan” come from?

underþencan (Old English) comes from Old English under-, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

underþencan (Old English): to look into, consider

Definitions

  1. to look into, consider

Ancestry of “underþencan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunder-between, among; beneath; subordinate to
2Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →