Where does “Körbchengröße” come from?
Körbchengröße (German) comes from German Körbchen, from German korb, from Middle High German korp, from Old High German korb, from Proto-Germanic *korb, from Latin corbis, from Proto-West Germanic korb, from Proto-Germanic kurbaz — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Körbchengröße (German): cup size
Definitions
- cup size
Ancestry of “Körbchengröße”, step by step
Körbchengröße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Körbchen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Körbchen | bra cup |
| 2 | German | korb | basket, creel |
| 3 | Middle High German | korp | — |
| 4 | Old High German | korb | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *korb | — |
| 6 | Latin | corbis | basket; basketful |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | korb | basket |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kurbaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | krebô | basket |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |