Where does “Gegenpart” come from?

Gegenpart (German) comes from German Part, from Middle High German part, from Old French part, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Gegenpart (German): opponent in a game or competition

Definitions

  1. opponent in a game or competition

Ancestry of “Gegenpart”, step by step

Gegenpart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartpart; role that which an actor, singer, or other artist contributes to a performance
2Middle High Germanpartshare, part, party
3Old Frenchpartpart, portion, share
4Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German gegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangegenagainst
2Middle High Germangegenagainst
3Old High Germangaganagainst
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
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