Where does “poppenspel” come from?
poppenspel (Dutch) comes from Dutch poppen, from Dutch pop, from Dutch groep, from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
poppenspel (Dutch): A puppet show
Ancestry of “poppenspel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | poppen | To play with puppets; To play in general; To... |
| 2 | Dutch | pop | doll; cocoon, pupa; guilder |
| 3 | Dutch | groep | group; circuit in an electrical installation,... |
| 4 | French | groupe | group |
| 5 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 7 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |