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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrheitmajority; bulk; majority; plurality
2Dutchmeerderheidmajority
3Dutchmeerdergreater, superior
4Dutchmeerlake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more
5Middle Dutchmêerborder, boundary
6Old Dutchmeriborder, boundary
7Proto-West Germanicmārīfamous; story, tale; message
8Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

via German zwei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitwo
2Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
3Old High Germanzwēnetwo
4Proto-West Germanictwai-two
5Proto-Germanictwaitwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Drittel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrittela third
2Middle High Germandritteil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer-
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