Where does “Sitzverteilung” come from?
Sitzverteilung (German) comes from German Verteilung, from German verteilen, from Middle High German verteilen, from Old High German farteilen, from Proto-Germanic fradailijaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
Sitzverteilung (German): distribution of seats, seat allocation the allocation of parliamentary seats among various parties based on election results
Definitions
- distribution of seats, seat allocation the allocation of parliamentary seats among various parties based on election results
Ancestry of “Sitzverteilung”, step by step
Sitzverteilung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verteilung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verteilung | distribution |
| 2 | German | verteilen | to distribute; to spread; to spread out |
| 3 | Middle High German | verteilen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | farteilen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fradailijaną | to deal away, give away, distribute, expend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |