Where does “baslijn” come from?
baslijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch bas, from Dutch Sebastiaan, from Latin Sebastianus, from Latin Sebastus, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-.
baslijn (Dutch): bassline
Definitions
- bassline
Ancestry of “baslijn”, step by step
baslijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bas | bass |
| 2 | Dutch | Sebastiaan | — |
| 3 | Latin | Sebastianus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Sebastus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Σεβαστός | august, venerable, exalted |
| 6 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |