Where does “underneoþan” come from?

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

underneoþan (Old English): underneath

Definitions

  1. underneath

Ancestry of “underneoþan”, step by step

underneoþan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishunderunder, beneath
2Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Old English neoþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishneoþanneath
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Proto-Germanic underniþer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunderniþer—

Words derived from “underneoþan”

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