Where does “אַרונטער” come from?
אַרונטער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish אונטער, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
אַרונטער (Yiddish): under, underneath
Definitions
- under, underneath
Ancestry of “אַרונטער”, step by step
אַרונטער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish אונטער
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אונטער | under |
| 2 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Yiddish אַר־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַר־ | -ward |