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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrheitmajority; bulk; majority; plurality
2Dutchmeerderheidmajority
3Dutchmeerdergreater, superior
4Dutchmeerlake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more
5Middle Dutchmêerborder, boundary
6Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
7Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
8Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

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 mer-
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