Where does “graupel” come from?
graupel (English) comes from German Graupel, from German Graupe, from Middle English grupe, 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...
graupel (English): A precipitation that forms when supercooled...
Definitions
- A precipitation that forms when supercooled...
Ancestry of “graupel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Graupel | graupel; soft hail |
| 2 | German | Graupe | pearl barley; hulled wheat |
| 3 | Middle English | grupe | — |
| 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... |