Where does “Basenpaar” come from?

Basenpaar (German) comes from German base, from German Basen, from German Basis, from Latin basis, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

Basenpaar (German): base pair

Definitions

  1. base pair

Ancestry of “Basenpaar”, step by step

Basenpaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German base

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanbaseA female cousin
2GermanBasenplural of Base; plural of Basis
3GermanBasisbasis; base
4LatinbasisA pedestal, foot, base; basis, foundation; The...
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via German paar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanpaarsome; few; a few
2Middle High Germanpâr
3Old High Germanpar
4Latinpāreven (of a number)
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanperH-to fly; fore, first; exchange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem-