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Where does “tilpasse” come from?

tilpasse (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.

tilpasse (Danish): adapt

Definitions

  1. adapt

Ancestry of “tilpasse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpasseto look after; to be true; to fit
2Frenchpassépast tense; past; last
3Frenchpasserto go past; to cross; to pass
4Middle Frenchpasserto pass; to go by
5Old Frenchpasserto pass; to pass by
6Vulgar Latinpassareto walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active...
7Latinpassusspread out; dried; step
8LatinpatiorI suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₁-to hate, hurt

Words derived from “tilpasse”

  • tilpasningsdygtig
  • tilpasning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- →