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Where does “doelgroep” come from?

doelgroep (Dutch) comes from Dutch groep, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

doelgroep (Dutch): target group, target audience

Definitions

  1. target group, target audience

Ancestry of “doelgroep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroepgroup; circuit in an electrical installation,...
2Frenchgroupegroup
3Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
4Vulgar Latincruppo—
5Renaissance Latingrupus—
6Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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