Where does “Gesamtgröße” come from?
Gesamtgröße (German) comes from German Größe, from Middle High German grœze, from Old High German grōzī, from Proto-Germanic grautį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Gesamtgröße (German): total size
Ancestry of “Gesamtgröße”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Größe | size; greatness; quantity |
| 2 | Middle High German | grœze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grōzī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grautį̄ | greatness; largeness; size |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |