Where does “aufpassen” come from?
aufpassen (German) comes from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
aufpassen (German): to watch out, to be alert
Definitions
- to watch out, to be alert
Ancestry of “aufpassen”, step by step
aufpassen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German passen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | passen | to fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |
via Dutch oppassen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | oppassen | to watch out, beware; to babysit, take care,... |
| 2 | Dutch | passen | to fit; to try on, to fit, to try for size; to... |
| 3 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 4 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 5 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 6 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 7 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 8 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 9 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 10 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 11 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |