Where does “Ratsmitglied” come from?
Ratsmitglied (German) comes from German rät, from Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
Ratsmitglied (German): member of a council, councilmember, councillor
Definitions
- member of a council, councilmember, councillor
Ancestry of “Ratsmitglied”, step by step
Ratsmitglied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rät
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rät | third-person singular present of raten |
| 2 | Middle High German | rāt | advice, a piece of advice, counsel |
| 3 | Old High German | rāt | advice, council; advise |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via German Mitglied
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mitglied | member |
| 2 | German | mit- | a prefix of nearly unlimited productivity,... |
| 3 | German | mit | with; with, by; at |
| 4 | Middle High German | mite | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mit | with |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together; middle, mid |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | midi | with, by, through; along, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meth₂ | with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mé | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |