Where does “repræsentantskab” come from?
repræsentantskab (Danish) comes from Danish repræsentant, from Danish repræsentere, from French représenter, from Old French représenter, from Latin repraesento, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō- — passed , crossed.
repræsentantskab (Danish): board of representatives group of people representing the shareholders of a limited company or the members of an association
Definitions
- board of representatives group of people representing the shareholders of a limited company or the members of an association
Ancestry of “repræsentantskab”, step by step
repræsentantskab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish repræsentant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | repræsentant | representative |
| 2 | Danish | repræsentere | to represent |
| 3 | French | représenter | to represent; to represent; to re-present; to... |
| 4 | Old French | représenter | — |
| 5 | Latin | repraesento | I represent, depict; I display, exhibit or show |
| 6 | Latin | rĕ- | back, backwards |
| 7 | Latin | prōdūcō | to lead or bring forth, forward or out |
| 8 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Danish skab
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skab | mange; scab; vermin |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schap | cupboard, cabinet, coffer |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skāp | sheep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skāp | sheep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skapą | shape |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skapjaną | to make, to create; to shape |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skab- | to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,... |