undern
English
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) : the third hour of daylight (about 9 am).
- (obsolete) : the sixth hour of daylight (12 pm).
- (UK) .
- (UK) .
- (UK) A light meal, particularly in the afternoon.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English undern inherited from Old English undern (third hour of the day, nine o'clock, morning) inherited from Proto-Germanic *undurniz (interval) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥ter.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₁n̥ter
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- meal English
- undermeal English
- onder Dutch, Flemish
- onderaanvoerder Dutch, Flemish
- onderaards Dutch, Flemish
- onderarm Dutch, Flemish
- onderbaas Dutch, Flemish
- onderbazin Dutch, Flemish
- onderbewust Dutch, Flemish
- onderbewustzijn Dutch, Flemish
- onderbrengen Dutch, Flemish
- onderbroek Dutch, Flemish
- onderbuik Dutch, Flemish
- onderbuur Dutch, Flemish
- onderdak Dutch, Flemish
- onderdompelen Dutch, Flemish
- onderdruk Dutch, Flemish
- onderduiken Dutch, Flemish
- ondereen Dutch, Flemish
- ondergang Dutch, Flemish
- ondergistend Dutch, Flemish
- ondergoed Dutch, Flemish
- ondergrens Dutch, Flemish
- ondergroei Dutch, Flemish
- ondergrond Dutch, Flemish
- ondergronds Dutch, Flemish
- onderheien Dutch, Flemish
- onderhevig Dutch, Flemish
- onderhuren Dutch, Flemish
- onderjurk Dutch, Flemish
- onderkaak Dutch, Flemish
- onderkin Dutch, Flemish
- onderklasse Dutch, Flemish
- onderkomen Dutch, Flemish
- onderkoning Dutch, Flemish
- onderlegger Dutch, Flemish
- onderliggend Dutch, Flemish
- onderlimiet Dutch, Flemish
- onderling Dutch, Flemish
- onderlip Dutch, Flemish
- onderlopen Dutch, Flemish
- ondermaans Dutch, Flemish
- onderonsje Dutch, Flemish
- onderpand Dutch, Flemish
- onderrok Dutch, Flemish
- ondersneeuwen Dutch, Flemish
- onderst Dutch, Flemish
- onderstaand Dutch, Flemish
- onderstel Dutch, Flemish
- onderstromen Dutch, Flemish
- onderstroom Dutch, Flemish
- onderstuiven Dutch, Flemish
- ondertussen Dutch, Flemish
- onderverdelen Dutch, Flemish
- onderverdeling Dutch, Flemish
- onderwaterzicht Dutch, Flemish
- onderwereld Dutch, Flemish
- onderwerp Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeboot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeedienst Dutch, Flemish
- onderzees Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeevloot Dutch, Flemish
- onderzeeër Dutch, Flemish
- onderzetter Dutch, Flemish
- onderzijde Dutch, Flemish
- *h₁n̥ter Proto-Indo-European
- *undurniz Proto-Germanic
- undern Old English
- undernmæl Old English
- undermele Middle English
- undern Middle English
- undorn Old Norse
- onder Middle Dutch
- onder Afrikaans
- 𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐍄𐍃 Gothic