Etymology

underway

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Today it means: In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey. Full definition →

Dutch onderweg
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underway · adverb1

  1. Dutch · calque ofonderweg“underway”
  2. English todayunderway

Calque of Dutch onderweg (“underway”), equivalent to under- + way. Compare also German unterwegs.

underway · noun2

From under + way.

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