Where does “Städtepartnerschaft” come from?
Städtepartnerschaft (German) comes from German Partnerschaft, from German Partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem — passed , crossed.
Städtepartnerschaft (German): partnership between cities/towns
Definitions
- partnership between cities/towns
Ancestry of “Städtepartnerschaft”, step by step
Städtepartnerschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Partnerschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Partnerschaft | partnership; partnership, relationship |
| 2 | German | Partner | partner, associate |
| 3 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 4 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 5 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 6 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 7 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 8 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 9 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 10 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 11 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Stadt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stadt | city; town; city center |
| 2 | Middle High German | stat | bank, shore |
| 3 | Old High German | stat | A city; a town; A site; a place; a spot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stadi | place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stadiz | place, location |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stéh₂tis | standing, position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |