Where does “Bassgitarre” come from?

Bassgitarre (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.

Bassgitarre (German): bass guitar

Definitions

  1. bass guitar

Ancestry of “Bassgitarre”, step by step

Bassgitarre 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 Gitarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGitarreguitar
2Spanishguitarraguitar
3Old Spanishguitarraclassical guitar
4Arabicقِيثَارَة—
5Latincitharacithara, lyre, lute, guitar; guitar
6Ancient Greekκιθάραlyre; the ribs of the horse; ivy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →