Undermine
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Middle English: from under- + the verb mine2, probably suggested by Middle Dutch ondermineren .
wiktionary
From under- + mine.
etymonline
undermine (v.)
c. 1300, undermyne, "render unstable by digging at the foundation," from under + mine (v.1) "dig." The figurative sense "injure by invisible, secret, or dishonorable means" is attested from early 15c. Similar formation in Dutch ondermijnen, Danish underminere, German unterminiren. The Old English verb was underdelfan. Related: Undermined; undermining.
