Where does “folkegruppe” come from?

folkegruppe (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...

folkegruppe (Norwegian Nynorsk): an ethnic group

Definitions

  1. an ethnic group

Ancestry of “folkegruppe”, step by step

folkegruppe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk gruppe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgruppea group
2Germangruppegroup
3Frenchgroupegroup
4Italiangruppogroup, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton
5Vulgar Latincruppo
6Renaissance Latingrupus
7Proto-Germanickruppaza body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangrewb-to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Norwegian Nynorsk folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskfolkpeople
2Old Norsefólkpeople
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger-Every word from Proto-Indo-European grewb-Every word from Proto-Germanic kruppaz