undersave

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí

Proto-Indo-European *-ér

Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér

Proto-Germanic *under

Proto-West Germanic *undar

Old English under-

Middle English under-

English under-

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der.

Proto-Italic *sal(V)wos

Latin salvus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin salvō

Latin salvāre

Old French sauverbor.

Middle English saven

English save

English undersave

From under- + save.

Pronunciation

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Verb

undersave (third-person singular simple present undersaves, present participle undersaving, simple past and past participle undersaved)

1. (intransitive) To save too little money.

Derived terms

• undersaver