Where does “gesprekspartner” come from?
gesprekspartner (Dutch) comes from Dutch gesprek, from Middle Dutch gesprec, from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
gesprekspartner (Dutch): One's counterpart in a conversation; An...
Definitions
- One's counterpart in a conversation; An...
Ancestry of “gesprekspartner”, step by step
gesprekspartner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gesprek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gesprek | talk, conversation |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gesprec | speaking, speech |
| 3 | Old English | ġe- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating completeness or perfection |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ga- | used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Dutch partner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | partner | partner, love interest, romantic and/or sexual... |
| 2 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 4 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 5 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 6 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 7 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 8 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 9 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 10 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |