Where does “Partyspiel” come from?

Partyspiel (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.

Partyspiel (German): party game

Definitions

  1. party game

Ancestry of “Partyspiel”, step by step

Partyspiel 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 spiel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspiela game instance or way of playing
2Middle High Germanspil—
3Old High Germanspil—
4Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →