Where does “Lebensgröße” come from?
Lebensgröße (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...
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Ancestry of “Lebensgröße”, step by step
Lebensgröße 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 lebēn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | lebēn | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | leben | to live |
| 3 | Old High German | lebēn | to live; life |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | libbjan | to live, to be alive |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | libjaną | to live, to be alive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |