Where does “undergruppe” come from?
undergruppe (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...
undergruppe (Norwegian Nynorsk): a subgroup
Ancestry of “undergruppe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gruppe | a group |
| 2 | German | gruppe | — |
| 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... |