undern

Old English

noun

Definitions

terce, the third hour of the day (around 9 am)
(in some later use) midday, the sixth hour of the day (12 pm)
(in compounds) morning generally

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *undurniz (interval) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥ter.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁n̥ter

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

undern English
*h₁n̥ter Proto-Indo-European
*undurniz Proto-Germanic
mǣl Old English
undernmæl Old English
undern Middle English
undorn Old Norse
𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 Gothic