Where does “folketingsmedlem” come from?
folketingsmedlem (Danish) comes from Danish medlem, from German Mitglied, from German mit-, from German mit, from Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
folketingsmedlem (Danish): a member of the Danish Parliament, Folketinget
Definitions
- a member of the Danish Parliament, Folketinget
Ancestry of “folketingsmedlem”, step by step
folketingsmedlem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish medlem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | medlem | member a person that is part of a group or organisation |
| 2 | German | Mitglied | member |
| 3 | German | mit- | a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,... |
| 4 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 5 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 6 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |
via Danish Folketinget
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | Folketinget | the Folketing (the Danish parliament) |
| 2 | Danish | folk | people; men; crew |
| 3 | English | folk | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land,... |
| 4 | German | volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race group united by culture, history, descent, and/or language |
| 5 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 6 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |