Where does “Kleidergröße” come from?
Kleidergröße (German) comes from German Größe, from Middle High German grœze, from Old High German grōzī, from Proto-Germanic grautį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Kleidergröße (German): clothing size
Definitions
- clothing size
Ancestry of “Kleidergröße”, step by step
Kleidergröße traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Größe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Größe | size; greatness; quantity |
| 2 | Middle High German | grœze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | grōzī | size |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grautį̄ | greatness; largeness; size |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via German kleid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kleid | dress, gown kind of woman's garment |
| 2 | Middle High German | kleit | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kleid | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | klaiþą | cloth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleyt- | to cling to, cleave, stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gley- | to glue, paste, stick together; to glue, stick... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gel- | to be cold, to freeze |