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. Under (in any sense): insufficient, insufficiently, below what is correct; subordinate to; beneath or behind.

• 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.

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

under-

1. under-
2. sub-

• under

• “under-” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

under-

1. under-
2. sub-

• under
• undervass-

From Proto-Germanic *under, from Proto-Indo-European *nter- (“between, among”), akin to Old English under "between, among, in the presence of", Old High German untar "between, among", Latin inter "between, among". More at inter-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈunder/

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 (“under, beneath”), Old High German untar (“under”), Latin infra (“below, beneath”).

under-

1. beneath
2. subordinate to

   underling (“underling, subordinate”)