Where does “Bundesversammlung” come from?
Bundesversammlung (German) comes from German Versammlung, from German versammeln, from German Ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Bundesversammlung (German): A federal assembly, especially: the Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Republic of Austria, or of the Swiss Confederation
Definitions
- A federal assembly, especially: the Federal Assembly of the Federal Republic of Germany, of the Republic of Austria, or of the Swiss Confederation
Ancestry of “Bundesversammlung”, step by step
Bundesversammlung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Versammlung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Versammlung | gathering, meeting, assembly, congregation;... |
| 2 | German | versammeln | to gather, to assemble; to gather |
| 3 | German | Ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix indicating privation or the direction of 'forth', 'away' |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |