Where does “ûnder” come from?

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

ûnder (West Frisian): under; among; during

Definitions

  1. under; among; during

Ancestry of “ûnder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianunder—
2Old Saxonundarunder
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “ûnder”

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