Where does “paskamer” come from?
paskamer (Dutch) comes from Dutch pas, from Dutch passen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer — to hate, hurt.
paskamer (Dutch): a room for trying on clothes, a fitting room
Definitions
- a room for trying on clothes, a fitting room
Ancestry of “paskamer”, step by step
paskamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pas | just; hardly; only, not until, not any sooner |
| 2 | Dutch | passen | to fit; to try on, to fit, to try for size; to... |
| 3 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 4 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 5 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 6 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 7 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 8 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 10 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 11 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
via Dutch kamer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kamer | A room, physical chamber in a building; A... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | cāmere | room, barn, house |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kamara | — |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |