Where does “hovedgruppe” come from?

hovedgruppe (Danish) comes from Danish gruppe, from German gruppe, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

hovedgruppe (Danish): a main group collection of individuals, objects, phenomena, etc. that have one or more essential properties in common with other, related individuals, etc

Definitions

  1. a main group collection of individuals, objects, phenomena, etc. that have one or more essential properties in common with other, related individuals, etc

Ancestry of “hovedgruppe”, step by step

hovedgruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gruppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgruppeA group, a unit, a team; A community; A side of a...
2Germangruppegroup
3Frenchgroupegroup
4Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
5Vulgar Latincruppo
6Renaissance Latingrupus
7Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Danish hoved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhovedhead; mind; person
2Old Norsehǫfuðhead
3Old Norse-ith
4Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz