Where does “Körpergeruch” come from?

Körpergeruch (German) comes from German körper, from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

Körpergeruch (German): body odour

Definitions

  1. body odour

Ancestry of “Körpergeruch”, step by step

Körpergeruch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Geruch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeruchsmell, odour
2Middle High Germanrūch—
3Old High Germanrūhrough
4Proto-Germanicrūhwazrough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →