Where does “partijdier” come from?
partijdier (Dutch) comes from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
partijdier (Dutch): someone with strong ties to a political party,...
Definitions
- someone with strong ties to a political party,...
Ancestry of “partijdier”, step by step
partijdier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dier | animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dier | animal; inflection of die: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dier | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Dutch partij
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | partij | party; some, a few, a small number of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | partie | — |
| 3 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 4 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 5 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 6 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |