Where does “groupmind” come from?

groupmind (English) comes from English mind, from Middle English minde, from Old English mynd, from Proto-Germanic gamundiz, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

groupmind (English): A composite mind, the sum of several individual...

Definitions

  1. A composite mind, the sum of several individual...

Ancestry of “groupmind”, step by step

groupmind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmindThe ability for rational thought; The ability to...
2Middle Englishminde—
3Old Englishmyndmind
4Proto-Germanicgamundizremembrance, memory; commemoration, memorial
5Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Group

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGroupA number of things or persons being in some relation to one another
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →