Where does “Unterschenkel” come from?

Unterschenkel (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.

Unterschenkel (German): shank

Definitions

  1. shank

Ancestry of “Unterschenkel”, step by step

Unterschenkel 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 schenkel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschenkeleach of the two main parts of a leg; shank (lower part) or thigh (upper part)
2Middle High Germanschenkel—
3Old High Germanscanca—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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