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Where does “Graupe” come from?

Graupe (German) comes from Middle English grupe, from Italian gruppo, from Vulgar Latin cruppo, from Renaissance Latin grupus, from Proto-Germanic kruppaz, from Proto-Indo-European grewb-, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Graupe (German): pearl barley; hulled wheat

Definitions

  1. pearl barley; hulled wheat

Ancestry of “Graupe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgrupe—
2Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
3Vulgar Latincruppo—
4Renaissance Latingrupus—
5Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

Words derived from “Graupe”

  • graupel
  • Graupel
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