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Old English · prefix

under-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈun.der/
/ˌun.der/
Syllables
ˈun · der (2 syllables)

under-1 · prefix

Senses

  1. beneath

  2. subordinate to

    underling

    underling, subordinate

under-2 · prefix

Senses

  1. between, among

    understandan

    to understand (originally 'to stand between', 'be near to both sides')

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *ndhero- (“lower”), akin to Old English under (“between, among, in the presence of”), Old High German untar (“under”), Latin infra (“below, beneath”).

From Proto-West Germanic *undar, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *nter- (“between, among”), akin to Old English under (“under, beneath”), Old High German untar (“between, among”), Latin inter (“between, among”). More at inter-.

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