Where does “sneeuwpop” come from?
sneeuwpop (Dutch) comes from Dutch pop, 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- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
sneeuwpop (Dutch): snowman
Ancestry of “sneeuwpop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pop | doll; cocoon, pupa; guilder |
| 2 | Dutch | groep | group; circuit in an electrical installation,... |
| 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... |