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
Definitions
- A puppet show
Ancestry of “poppenspel”, step by step
poppenspel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch poppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... |
via Dutch spel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spel | game; playing |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spellen | to explain; to spell, to predict; to mean, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spellon | to explain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | spellōną | to talk, tell, recount |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spellą | news, message; tale, story |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pel- | to split in two, split in half; to speak with a... |