Where does “Schwesterpartei” come from?

Schwesterpartei (German) comes from German Partei, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Schwesterpartei (German): sister party

Definitions

  1. sister party

Ancestry of “Schwesterpartei”, step by step

Schwesterpartei traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Partei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParteipolitical party; party participating in a legal...
2Dutchpartijparty; some, a few, a small number of
3Middle Dutchpartie—
4Old Frenchpartiepart; section
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German schwester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschwestersister
2Middle High Germanswëster—
3Old High Germanswestersister
4Proto-West Germanic*swestersister
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →