Where does “partijganger” come from?
partijganger (Dutch) comes from German Parteigänger, from German Partei, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.
partijganger (Dutch): a political supporter, especially of a political party or faction
Definitions
- a political supporter, especially of a political party or faction
Ancestry of “partijganger”, step by step
partijganger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Parteigänger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Parteigänger | a political supporter, especially of a political party or faction |
| 2 | German | Partei | political party; party participating in a legal... |
| 3 | Dutch | partij | party; some, a few, a small number of |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | partie | — |
| 5 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 6 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 8 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |