Where does “ûnderdûker” come from?

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

ûnderdûker (West Frisian): person in hiding

Definitions

  1. person in hiding

Ancestry of “ûnderdûker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianûnderdûketo dive down
2West Frisianûnderunder; among; during
3Old Frisianunder—
4Old Saxonundarunder
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →