Where does “und” come from?

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

und (Old Norse): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “und”, step by step

und traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse undir

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

via Proto-Germanic wundō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwundōwound
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...

Words derived from “und”

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