Where does “Beleuchtungskörper” come from?

Beleuchtungskörper (German) comes from German körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

Beleuchtungskörper (German): light fixture, luminaire; lamp

Definitions

  1. light fixture, luminaire; lamp

Ancestry of “Beleuchtungskörper”, step by step

Beleuchtungskörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German körper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankörperbody (of a person, animal, etc.)
2Middle High Germankörper
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via German Beleuchtung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeleuchtunglighting, illumination
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kréposEvery word from Proto-Italic korpos
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