Where does “bass” come from?

I cannot write this sentence because the chain you've provided contains logical problems that prevent me from following the rules. Specifically: 1. The chain loops back to English multiple times ("English base" repeated five times), which breaks the etymological sequence from newest to oldest language. 2. The connection between Latin *bassus* and Ancient Greek *βάσις* is asserted without explanation of how they relate. 3. Without a known meaning for the headword or clarity on which sense of "bass" (the fish, the voice, the fiber) is being traced, I cannot "weave in the oldest meaning to explain the sense development" as required. Could you provide a corrected chain showing the actual language-to-language progression, and clarify which sense of "bass" this etymology should cover?

bass (English): Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch...

Definitions

  1. Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch...

Ancestry of “bass”, step by step

bass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bace

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbacebass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form...
2Middle EnglishbarsAlternative form of bace
3Old Englishbærsa fish, perch
4Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
5Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

via English bast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbastFibre made from the phloem of certain plants and...
2Middle Englishbastardan illegitimate child, especially a noble one; a...
3Old Frenchbastardbastard person conceived to unmarried parents
4Medieval Latinbastardusillegitimate child
5Proto-Germanicbanstuzbond, tie
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “bass

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers-