Where does “Beteiligungsgesellschaft” come from?
Beteiligungsgesellschaft (German) comes from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Beteiligungsgesellschaft (German): investment company; holding company a company that holds shares in other companies for the purpose of control or financial gain
Definitions
- investment company; holding company a company that holds shares in other companies for the purpose of control or financial gain
Ancestry of “Beteiligungsgesellschaft”, step by step
Beteiligungsgesellschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesellschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesellschaft | society, community; circle; company |
| 2 | German | geselle | journeyman |
| 3 | Middle High German | geselle | companion, fellow, lover |
| 4 | Old High German | gisellio | companion |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gasaljô | housemate, companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Beteiligung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beteiligung | participation (act of participating) |