Where does “waterpas” come from?
waterpas (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.
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Ancestry of “waterpas”, step by step
waterpas 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 water
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | water | water; body of water; bodily fluid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wāter | water |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loo | sacred wood, forest; forest, thicket |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lō | forest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | lauh | clearing; meadow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lauhaz | clearing; meadow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lówkos | clearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |