Where does “Partygast” come from?

Partygast (German) comes from German Party, from English Party, from Middle English party, from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.

Partygast (German): party guest

Definitions

  1. party guest

Ancestry of “Partygast”, step by step

Partygast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Party

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPartyparty social gathering
2EnglishPartyA person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract
3Middle Englishparty—
4Anglo-Norman Frenchpartie—
5Old Frenchpartiepart; section
6Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
7Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
8Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German gaſt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangaſtguest
2Middle High Germangast—
3Old High Germangaſtguest
4Proto-West Germanic*gastiguest
5Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →