Where does “Körperöffnung” come from?

Körperöffnung (German) comes from German Öffnung, from Middle High German offenunge, from Old High German offanunga, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

Körperöffnung (German): body orifice

Definitions

  1. body orifice

Ancestry of “Körperöffnung”, step by step

Körperöffnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Öffnung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖffnungopening; orifice
2Middle High Germanoffenunge—
3Old High Germanoffanungarevelation; sign
4Old High Germanoffanōn—
5Proto-Germanicupanōnąto open; to lift
6Proto-Germanicupanazopen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

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 h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Germanic upanaz →