Etymology

undersave

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Today it means: To save too little money. Full definition →

English save ← Middle English saven ← Old French sauver
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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*solh₂-
  13. Proto-Italic*sal(V)wos
  14. Latinsalvus
  15. Latinsalvō
  16. Latinsalvāre
  17. Old Frenchsauver
  18. Middle Englishsaven
  19. Englishsave
  20. English todayundersave

From under- + save.

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