Where does “Mehrheitsanteilseigner” come from?
Mehrheitsanteilseigner (German) comes from German Mehrheit, from Dutch meerderheid, from Dutch meerder, from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Mehrheitsanteilseigner (German): majority shareholder, majority stakeholder a person or entity that owns more than 50% of the total shares in a company, providing them with legal control
Definitions
- majority shareholder, majority stakeholder a person or entity that owns more than 50% of the total shares in a company, providing them with legal control
Ancestry of “Mehrheitsanteilseigner”, step by step
Mehrheitsanteilseigner traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mehrheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mehrheit | majority; bulk; majority; plurality |
| 2 | Dutch | meerderheid | majority |
| 3 | Dutch | meerder | greater, superior |
| 4 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 6 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via German Anteil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anteil | share, portion; Alternative form of Antal |
| 2 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German Eigner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Eigner | owner, proprietor a person or entity that has legal title to property, a business, or a vessel |