Where does “Schwellkörper” come from?

Schwellkörper (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.

Schwellkörper (German): corpus cavernosum

Definitions

  1. corpus cavernosum

Ancestry of “Schwellkörper”, step by step

Schwellkörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German schwellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwellento swell up; to bulge
2Middle High Germanswëllen—
3Old High Germanswellan—
4Proto-Germanicswellanąto swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →