Where does “Kompositionsglied” come from?

Kompositionsglied (German) comes from German Komposition, from Latin compositiō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Kompositionsglied (German): a component part of a composition; each individual element in a compound word

Definitions

  1. a component part of a composition; each individual element in a compound word

Ancestry of “Kompositionsglied”, step by step

Kompositionsglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Komposition

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKompositioncomposition; creation
2Latincompositiōarrangement, combination
3Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
4Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
5Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
6Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Glied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGliedmember; limb, joint; term
2Middle High Germanglit
3Old High Germangilid
4Old High Germanlidmember
5Proto-Germanicliþuza bend, joint; a body part, limb, member
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-