Where does “Partei” come from?
Partei (German) comes from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Partei (German): political party; party participating in a legal...
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- political party; party participating in a legal...
Ancestry of “Partei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | partij | party; some, a few, a small number of |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | partie | — |
| 3 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 4 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 5 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “Partei”