Where does “Altpartei” come from?

Altpartei (German) comes from German Partei, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Altpartei (German): a political party that is part of a corrupt system or clique, and/or supports a political status quo

Definitions

  1. a political party that is part of a corrupt system or clique, and/or supports a political status quo

Ancestry of “Altpartei”, step by step

Altpartei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Partei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParteipolitical party; party participating in a legal...
2Dutchpartijparty; some, a few, a small number of
3Middle Dutchpartie
4Old Frenchpartiepart; section
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós