Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/undar

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *under.

Preposition

*undar

under, beneath [with dative]
to under [with accusative]
among, between [with dative]

Descendants

Old English: under
- Middle English: under, vnder, onder
  - English: under
  - Scots: unner
  - Yola: unnere
Old Frisian: under
- North Frisian: öner
- Saterland Frisian: unner
- West Frisian: ûnder
Old Saxon: undar
- Middle Low German: under, ünder, ynder
  - Low German: ünner, ünder, onder
  - Plautdietsch: unja
Old Dutch: under
- Middle Dutch: onder
  - Dutch: onder
    - Afrikaans: onder
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: ondro
    - Negerhollands: onder, ondu, undu
    - → Aukan: ondoo
  - Limburgish: ónger
Old High German: untar, undar, under
- Middle High German: under
  - German: unter
  - Hunsrik: unne
  - Luxembourgish: ënner
  - Yiddish: אונטער (unter)