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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gruppe | A group, a unit, a team; A community; A side of a... |
| 2 | German | gruppe | group |
| 3 | French | groupe | group |
| 4 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 6 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Danish hoved
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hoved | head; mind; person |
| 2 | Old Norse | hǫfuð | head |
| 3 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 4 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |