Where does “Mehrheitsverhältnisse” come from?
Mehrheitsverhältnisse (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.
Mehrheitsverhältnisse (German): majority situations, balance of power the distribution of power and votes between different groups, parties, or shareholders
Definitions
- majority situations, balance of power the distribution of power and votes between different groups, parties, or shareholders
Ancestry of “Mehrheitsverhältnisse”, step by step
Mehrheitsverhältnisse traces back through two 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 Verhältnisse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verhältnisse | — |