"under-" meaning in Old English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈun.der/, /ˌun.der/
Etymology: 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-. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*under}} Proto-Germanic *under, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*nter-||between, among}} Proto-Indo-European *nter- (“between, among”), {{cog|ang|under||under, beneath}} Old English under (“under, beneath”), {{cog|goh|untar||between, among}} Old High German untar (“between, among”), {{cog|la|inter||between, among}} Latin inter (“between, among”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} under-, {{ang-prefix}} under-
  1. between, among Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-under--ang-prefix-29HWkNKf Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 48 0 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*under}} Proto-Germanic *under, {{der|ang|ine-pro|*ndhero-||lower}} Proto-Indo-European *ndhero- (“lower”), {{cog|ang|under||between, among, in the presence of}} Old English under (“between, among, in the presence of”), {{cog|goh|untar||under}} Old High German untar (“under”), {{cog|la|infra||below, beneath}} Latin infra (“below, beneath”) Head templates: {{head|ang|prefix|head=|sort=}} under-, {{ang-prefix}} under-
  1. beneath Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-under--ang-prefix-LzymHH6O
  2. subordinate to Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-under--ang-prefix-iaOhfeNf Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 48 0 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ipa": "/ˈun.der/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌun.der/"
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