Etymology Explorer › GermanWhere does “Feuerwerkskörper” come from? Feuerwerkskörper (German) comes from German Feuerwerk, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Feuerwerkskörper (German): firework (single item), firecracker
Definitions firework (single item), firecracker Ancestry of “Feuerwerkskörper”, step by step Feuerwerkskörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Feuerwerk Step Language Word Meaning 1 German Feuerwerk fireworks 2 German Werk work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... 3 Middle High German werch — 4 Old High German werc work 5 Proto-West Germanic werk work 6 Proto-Germanic werką work 7 Proto-Indo-European wérǵom work 8 Proto-Indo-European werǵ- to make
via German körper Step Language Word Meaning 1 German körper body (of a person, animal, etc.) 2 Middle High German körper — 3 Latin corpus body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... 4 Proto-Italic korpos body 5 Proto-Indo-European krépos body 6 Proto-Indo-European krep- body