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Where does “Partnerschaft” come from?

Partnerschaft (German) comes from German Partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem, from Latin partitio — passed , crossed.

Partnerschaft (German): partnership; partnership, relationship

Definitions

  1. partnership; partnership, relationship

Ancestry of “Partnerschaft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartnerpartner, associate
2EnglishpartnerSomeone who is associated with another in a...
3Middle Englishpartener—
4EnglishparcenerA coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...
5Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
6Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
7Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
8LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
9Latinpartīre—
10Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
11Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “Partnerschaft”

  • partnerschaftlich
  • Städtepartnerschaft
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