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
Ancestry of “ûnder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | under | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |