English

under-

Beneath, under

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    Origin

    From Middle English under-, from Old English under-, from Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér (“below”) and *h₁n̥tér (“inside”). For more, see under.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishunder-
      • inheritedOld Englishunder- “between, inter-”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*undar

    Words built on it: understand

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