Etymograph

English

preunderstanding

From pre- + understanding.

Formed from pre- + understanding

Proto-Italic *prai ‘before’

Proto-Italic *prai- ‘pre-, before’

English pre-

Proto-Germanic *understandingō

Proto-West Germanic *undarstandingu

Old English understanding ‘intelligence’

Middle English understandinge

English understanding

Today it means

noun prior understanding; beliefs, attitudes, etc. that have been acquired previously

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / preunderstanding