Where does “bass” come from?

bass (Cimbrian) comes from Middle High German vaz, from Old High German faz, from Proto-West Germanic fat, from Proto-Germanic fatą, from Proto-Indo-European pod- — vessel, container.

bass (Cimbrian): vat, tub

Definitions

  1. vat, tub

Ancestry of “bass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanvaz—
2Old High Germanfazgarment; container; vessel
3Proto-West Germanicfatvessel, container
4Proto-Germanicfatąvessel, container
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpod-vessel, container
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pod- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fatą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic fat →