Where does “Größenwahn” come from?

Größenwahn (German) comes from German Wahn, from Middle High German wan, from Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Größenwahn (German): megalomania, delusion of grandeur

Definitions

  1. megalomania, delusion of grandeur

Ancestry of “Größenwahn”, step by step

Größenwahn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wahn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWahndelusion, illusion, (vain) hope
2Middle High Germanwannot full, empty
3Old High Germanwanne—
4Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
5Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
6Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via German Größe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrößesize; greatness; quantity
2Middle High Germangrœze—
3Old High Germangrōzīsize
4Proto-Germanicgrautį̄greatness; largeness; size
5Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →