Where does “Hauptanteilseigner” come from?

Hauptanteilseigner (German) comes from German Anteil, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

Hauptanteilseigner (German): principal shareholder, main shareholder, majority shareholder the shareholder who holds the largest stake in a company, often providing controlling influence

Definitions

  1. principal shareholder, main shareholder, majority shareholder the shareholder who holds the largest stake in a company, often providing controlling influence

Ancestry of “Hauptanteilseigner”, step by step

Hauptanteilseigner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anteil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAnteilshare, portion; Alternative form of Antal
2Germanan-Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,...
3Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Eigner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEignerowner, proprietor a person or entity that has legal title to property, a business, or a vessel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-