Where does “Ausgleichsmandat” come from?
Ausgleichsmandat (German) comes from German Ausgleich, from German ausgleichen, from German aus-, from German Aus, from English out, from Middle English oute, from Old English ūt, from Proto-West Germanic *ūt — out, outward.
Ausgleichsmandat (German): leveling seat, balance mandate additional parliamentary seats awarded to other parties to ensure that the final seat distribution reflects the proportional share of the party vote, compensating for overhang seats won by another party
Definitions
- leveling seat, balance mandate additional parliamentary seats awarded to other parties to ensure that the final seat distribution reflects the proportional share of the party vote, compensating for overhang seats won by another party
Ancestry of “Ausgleichsmandat”, step by step
Ausgleichsmandat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ausgleich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ausgleich | compensation; hotchpot; equalizer, tie |
| 2 | German | ausgleichen | to balance; to compensate |
| 3 | German | aus- | out- |
| 4 | German | Aus | an out; the end of play for an individual or a... |
| 5 | English | out | Away from the inside, centre or other point of... |
| 6 | Middle English | oute | out |
| 7 | Old English | ūt | out |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *ūt | out, outward |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ūt | out, outward |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |
via German mandat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | mandat | mandate (official command) |
| 2 | Latin | mandātum | mandate, command, commandment, commission, charge, order to do something, law |
| 3 | Latin | mandō | to order, command, enjoin |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |