Where does “Spitzenkörper” come from?

Spitzenkörper (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.

Ancestry of “Spitzenkörper”, step by step

Spitzenkörper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Körper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKörperbody; body, solid; field
2Middle High Germankörper—
3Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
4Proto-Italickorposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body

via German Spitze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSpitzecusp; point, tip, peak; top, front, lead
2Proto-Germanicspitjaz—

Words derived from “Spitzenkörper”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →