Where does “Partnersuche” come from?
Partnersuche (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.
Partnersuche (German): dating, searching for a partner
Definitions
- dating, searching for a partner
Ancestry of “Partnersuche”, step by step
Partnersuche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Partner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Partner | partner, associate |
| 2 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 4 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 5 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 6 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 7 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 8 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 9 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 10 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |