Etymology

undercharge

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Today it means: To charge less than the correct amount. Full definition →

English charge ← Middle English chargen ← Old French chargier
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  14. Proto-Celtic*karros
  15. Gaulish*karros
  16. Latincarrus
  17. Latincarricō
  18. Late Latincarricāre
  19. Old Frenchchargier
  20. Middle Englishchargen
  21. Englishcharge
  22. English todayundercharge

From under- + charge.

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