Where does “under” come from?

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

under (Proto-Germanic): among, between; under, beneath; under

Definitions

  1. among, between; under, beneath; under

Ancestry of “under”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “under”

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