Where does “ûnderdûke” come from?

ûnderdûke (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian ûnder, 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.

ûnderdûke (West Frisian): to dive down

Definitions

  1. to dive down

Ancestry of “ûnderdûke”, step by step

ûnderdûke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian ûnder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianûnderunder; among; during
2Old Frisianunder—
3Old Saxonundarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via West Frisian dûke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiandûketo plunge, dive
2Old Frisiandūka—
3Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
4Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “ûnderdûke”

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