Where does “Zweitstimme” come from?
Zweitstimme (German) comes from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Zweitstimme (German): second vote, party vote in the German electoral system, the vote cast for a party list, which determines the proportional representation of parties in parliament
Definitions
- second vote, party vote in the German electoral system, the vote cast for a party list, which determines the proportional representation of parties in parliament
Ancestry of “Zweitstimme”, step by step
Zweitstimme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German stimme
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
via German zweit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zweit | — |