An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/unten

by Friedrich Kluge

unten, adv., ‘below, beneath, underneath,’ from the equiv. MidHG. unden, OHG. untanân. Allied to unter, prep. and adv., ‘below, under,’ from MidHG. and OHG. unter, under, OLG. untar (prep.); but untari, adv.; corresponding to Goth. and OSax. undar, Du. onder, AS. and E. under. The Aryan prep. ndhér, on which these are based, appears also in Lat. infra (comp. inferior) and Sans. adhás, ‘beneath’ (adhara, ‘the lower’).