Where does “Körperlänge” come from?

Körperlänge (German) comes from German Länge, from Middle High German lenge, from Old High German lengī, from Proto-West Germanic *langī, from Proto-Germanic langį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Körperlänge (German): body height, body length

Definitions

  1. body height, body length

Ancestry of “Körperlänge”, step by step

Körperlänge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Länge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLängelength; longitude
2Middle High Germanlenge—
3Old High Germanlengīlength
4Proto-West Germanic*langīlength
5Proto-Germaniclangį̄length
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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 -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄ →Every word from Proto-Germanic langį̄ →