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Where does “undar” come from?

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

undar (Old Saxon): under

Definitions

  1. under

Ancestry of “undar”, step by step

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