Where does “graupeln” come from?
graupeln (German) 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...
graupeln (German): to hail
Definitions
- to hail
Ancestry of “graupeln”, 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... |