Where does “øygruppe” come from?
øygruppe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gruppe, from German gruppe, 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...
øygruppe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a group of islands, an archipelago
Definitions
- a group of islands, an archipelago
Ancestry of “øygruppe”, step by step
øygruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk gruppe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gruppe | a group |
| 2 | German | gruppe | group |
| 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... |