under-

From Middle English under-, from Old English under-, from Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥dʰér (“lower”) and *n̥tér (“inside”). For more, see under.

under-

1. Beneath, under
2. Behind
3. Deficient, below what is correct
4. Subordinate to

• In many common cases, this prefix is attached directly to a word. When forming new words, however, it is typically hyphenated until the word becomes common.

• (under): hypo-, sub-, infra-
• (deficient): hypo-, dys-, mal-

• Duren, nuder, ruden, runed, unred, urned

under-

1. under-
2. sub-

• under

• “under-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• poinn- (dialectal)

under-

1. under-
2. sub-

• under
• undervass-

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-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈun.der/ (as a nominal prefix)
• IPA^(key): /ˌun.der/ (as a verbal prefix)

under-

1. between, among

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

   underscēotan ― to intercept

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”).

under-

1. beneath
2. subordinate to

   underling ― underling, subordinate

under-

1. under-
2. sub-

• under
• undervattens-

• runde, undre