Where does “Unterabsatz” come from?

Unterabsatz (German) comes from German Unter, from Middle High German under, from Old High German untar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

Unterabsatz (German): subparagraph

Definitions

  1. subparagraph

Ancestry of “Unterabsatz”, step by step

Unterabsatz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterjack, knave
2Middle High Germanunder—
3Old High Germanuntarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via German Absatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAbsatzturnover; heel; paragraph
2Middle High Germanabesaz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →