1640s, from under (adj.) + shirt (n.). Similar formation in North Frisian onnersjürt, Danish underskjorte. Old English had undersyrc (see sark (n.)).
underprivileged
underrate
underscore
undersea
underserve
undershirt
undershoot
underside
undersign
understand
understandable
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