Where does “Kaerper” come from?

Kaerper (Pennsylvania 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.

Kaerper (Pennsylvania German): body

Definitions

  1. body

Ancestry of “Kaerper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankörper—
2Latincorpusbody, person; substance, material; the flesh of...
3Proto-Italickorposbody
4Proto-Indo-Europeankréposbody
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrep-body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European krépos →Every word from Proto-Italic korpos →