Where does “bassline” come from?
bassline (English) comes from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰórsos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.
bassline (English): The low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of...
Definitions
- The low-pitched instrumental part of a piece of...
Ancestry of “bassline”, step by step
bassline traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bass | Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch... |
| 2 | Middle English | bace | bass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form... |
| 3 | Middle English | bars | Alternative form of bace |
| 4 | Old English | bærs | a fish, perch |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bars | perch |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | barsaz | perch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰórsos | prickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰers- | top, tip, point |
via English line
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | line | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight |
| 2 | Middle English | line | rope, cord; line, rule, ruler, measure; rule,... |
| 3 | Old English | līne | line, rope, cord; line, cable, rope, hawser,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *līnā | line, chord, rope, string |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līnǭ | that which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | līną | flax |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | līno- | flax |