Where does “Grillparty” come from?
Grillparty (German) comes from German Grill, from English grill, from English griller, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
Grillparty (German): barbecue
Definitions
- barbecue
Ancestry of “Grillparty”, step by step
Grillparty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Grill
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Grill | grill |
| 2 | English | grill | A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material... |
| 3 | English | griller | One who, or that which, grills; Food suitable for... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Party
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Party | party social gathering |
| 2 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 3 | Middle English | party | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 5 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 6 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 8 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |