Where does “Gründungsgesellschafter” come from?

Gründungsgesellschafter (German) comes from German Gesellschafter, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Gründungsgesellschafter (German): founding partner, founding shareholder a person or entity that participated in the original formation of a company and signed the initial articles of association

Definitions

  1. founding partner, founding shareholder a person or entity that participated in the original formation of a company and signed the initial articles of association

Ancestry of “Gründungsgesellschafter”, step by step

Gründungsgesellschafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gesellschafter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesellschafterbusiness associate, partner; shareholder
2GermanGesellschaftsociety, community; circle; company
3Germangesellejourneyman
4Middle High Germangesellecompanion, fellow, lover
5Old High Germangiselliocompanion
6Proto-Germanicgasaljôhousemate, companion
7Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt
11Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
12Old High Germankuti
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
16Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Gründung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGründungfoundation
2GermanGrüngreen; vert; green in heraldry; leaves, a suit in...
3Middle High Germangrüene
4Old High Germangruonigreen; greenness
5Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
6Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-