Where does “musikgrupp” come from?
musikgrupp (Swedish) comes from Swedish grupp, from French groupe, 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...
musikgrupp (Swedish): a band
Definitions
- a band
Ancestry of “musikgrupp”, step by step
musikgrupp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish grupp
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | grupp | group |
| 2 | French | groupe | group |
| 3 | Italian | gruppo | group, cluster, party, team, covey; pack; peloton |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | cruppo | — |
| 5 | Renaissance Latin | grupus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kruppaz | a body; mass; a compressed, round mass; lump;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | grewb- | to warp, bend, crawl; to bend, crouch, crawl; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |