Where does “toepassen” come from?
toepassen (Dutch) comes from Dutch passen, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare — to hate, hurt.
toepassen (Dutch): to apply, implement
Definitions
- to apply, implement
Ancestry of “toepassen”, step by step
toepassen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch passen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | passen | to fit; to try on, to fit, to try for size; to... |
| 2 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 3 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 4 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 5 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 6 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 7 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 9 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 10 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |