Where does “undgå” come from?
undgå (Swedish) comes from Swedish und-, from Old Swedish unt-, 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- — on, onto.
undgå (Swedish): to evade, to escape
Ancestry of “undgå”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | und- | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | unt- | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | unt- | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | and- | against, opposing; opposition; in return, back;... |
| 5 | Germanic | *anda- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |