Where does “Zweidrittelmehrheit” come from?
Zweidrittelmehrheit (German) comes from German Mehrheit, from Dutch meerderheid, from Dutch meerder, from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
Zweidrittelmehrheit (German): two-thirds majority (e.g. in parliament)
Definitions
- two-thirds majority (e.g. in parliament)
Ancestry of “Zweidrittelmehrheit”, step by step
Zweidrittelmehrheit traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Mehrheit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mehrheit | majority; bulk; majority; plurality |
| 2 | Dutch | meerderheid | majority |
| 3 | Dutch | meerder | greater, superior |
| 4 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 6 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |