From PIE *ndher- (below) — one of the most stable spatial terms, also behind Latin 'infra' and Greek 'entera.'
In or to a position below or beneath something; subordinate to; less than a specified amount; subject to the authority or control of.
From Old English 'under,' from Proto-Germanic *under, from the PIE root *ndʰer- meaning 'under, below.' This root is one of the most stable spatial terms in the Indo-European family, producing Latin 'infra' (below) and 'inferus' (lower), Sanskrit 'ádhara' (lower), and Greek 'éntera' (intestines, literally 'the inner/lower parts'). The word has remained virtually unchanged in form and meaning for over a thousand years
The word 'understand' literally meant 'to stand under' or 'to stand among' in Old English — the metaphor being that you stood in the midst of a concept, surrounded by it. This is strikingly parallel to the Latin-derived 'comprehend,' which literally means 'to seize all around.' Both languages reached for the same
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