Where does “Körperverfassung” come from?
Körperverfassung (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.
Körperverfassung (German): physical condition
Definitions
- physical condition
Ancestry of “Körperverfassung”, step by step
Körperverfassung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German körper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | körper | body (of a person, animal, etc.) |
| 2 | Middle High German | körper | — |
| 3 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |
via German Verfassung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verfassung | constitution; condition, state |
| 2 | Middle High German | vervaʒʒunge | — |