Where does “Baßsänger” come from?

Baßsänger (German) comes from German Baß, from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Baßsänger (German): bass singer male

Definitions

  1. bass singer male

Ancestry of “Baßsänger”, step by step

Baßsänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Baß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBaß—
2Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German Sänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSängeragent noun of singen; singer
2Middle High Germansenger—
3Old High Germansangāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →