Where does “børnepasser” come from?
børnepasser (Danish) comes from Danish passe, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior — to hate, hurt.
børnepasser (Danish): a childminder
Definitions
- a childminder
Ancestry of “børnepasser”, step by step
børnepasser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish passe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | passe | to look after; to be true; to fit |
| 2 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 3 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 4 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 5 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 7 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 8 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via Danish børn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | børn | indefinite plural of barn |