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Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Indo-European *-tér

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér

Proto-Indo-European *h₂én

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi

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 *wes-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *woséyeti

Proto-Germanic *wazjaną

Proto-West Germanic *waʀjan

Old English werian

Middle English weren

English wear

English -wear

English underwear

From under- + -wear. Compare Dutch ondergoed, German Unterwäsche, Swedish underkläder.

uncountable, usually Clothes worn next to the skin, underneath outer clothing. Don't scratch and bite, my little bear, you'll soon need bigger underwear.
colloquial, uncountable, usually Underpants (boxers, briefs, panties, etc) and often bras. “A thong,” she answered him breathlessly. Now completely turned on by the fact that his man was sniffing her underwear and grinning like a tiger that took down its prey. That is if tigers could smile and still look sexy.