Where does “Bassgeige” come from?

Bassgeige (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.

Bassgeige (German): double bass

Definitions

  1. double bass

Ancestry of “Bassgeige”, step by step

Bassgeige 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 Geige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeigeviolin, fiddle
2Middle High Germangīge—
3Old High Germangīgafiddle
4Proto-Germanicgīganąto move, wish, desire
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeyǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →