Where does “unt-” come from?
unt- (Old Swedish) comes from Middle Low German unt-, from Old Saxon and-, from Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
Ancestry of “unt-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | unt- | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | and- | against, opposing; opposition; in return, back;... |
| 3 | Germanic | *anda- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |