Where 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

  1. firework (single item), firecracker

Ancestry of “Feuerwerkskörper”, step by step

Feuerwerkskörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Feuerwerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFeuerwerkfireworks
2GermanWerkwork, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,...
3Middle High Germanwerch—
4Old High Germanwercwork
5Proto-West Germanicwerkwork
6Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →