Where does “Minderheitsgesellschafter” come from?
Minderheitsgesellschafter (German) comes from German Gesellschafter, from German Gesellschaft, from German geselle, from Middle High German geselle, from Old High German gisellio, from Proto-Germanic gasaljô, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Minderheitsgesellschafter (German): minority shareholder, minority partner a partner in a company, typically a GmbH, who holds less than 50% of the voting shares
Definitions
- minority shareholder, minority partner a partner in a company, typically a GmbH, who holds less than 50% of the voting shares
Ancestry of “Minderheitsgesellschafter”, step by step
Minderheitsgesellschafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesellschafter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesellschafter | business associate, partner; shareholder |
| 2 | German | Gesellschaft | society, community; circle; company |
| 3 | German | geselle | journeyman |
| 4 | Middle High German | geselle | companion, fellow, lover |
| 5 | Old High German | gisellio | companion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gasaljô | housemate, companion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Minderheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Minderheit | minority |
| 2 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 4 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |