Where does “Abrissparty” come from?
Abrissparty (German) comes from German Party, from English Party, from Middle English party, from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.
Abrissparty (German): farewell party held before the demolition of a building
Definitions
- farewell party held before the demolition of a building
Ancestry of “Abrissparty”, step by step
Abrissparty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Party
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Party | party social gathering |
| 2 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 3 | Middle English | party | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | 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 |
via German Abriss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abriss | demolition; summary, outline |
| 2 | German | abreißen | to tear off; to tear down, to demolish |
| 3 | German | ab- | Separable verb prefix that indicates removal or... |
| 4 | German | AB | Abbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of... |
| 5 | Middle High German | ab | — |
| 6 | Old High German | ab | of |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *ab | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | apó | — |