Where does “Volksvertretung” come from?
Volksvertretung (German) comes from German Vertretung, from German vertreten, from German ver-, from Middle High German ver-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Volksvertretung (German): parliament, representation of the people
Definitions
- parliament, representation of the people
Ancestry of “Volksvertretung”, step by step
Volksvertretung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Vertretung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vertretung | representation; agency; substitution |
| 2 | German | vertreten | to represent; to substitute |
| 3 | German | ver- | Inseparable verbal prefix for-; Inseparable... |
| 4 | Middle High German | ver- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German Volks
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Volks | genitive singular of Volk; people's, folk’s |
| 2 | German | Volk | people, nation, folk, tribe, race; people,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | volc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | folc | folk; people collectively, nation; people, nation |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | folk | people, tribe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |