Where does “körper” come from?

körper (German) comes from Middle High German körper, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos, from Proto-Indo-European krépos, from Proto-Indo-European krep- — body.

körper (German): body (of a person, animal, etc.)

Definitions

  1. body (of a person, animal, etc.)

Ancestry of “körper”, step by step

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

Words derived from “körper”

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