Where does “durchpausen” come from?
durchpausen (German) comes from German pausen, from French ébaucher, from Middle French esbaucher, from Old French esbosquier, from Old French bosc, from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.
durchpausen (German): to trace to copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original by drawing over its lines
Definitions
- to trace to copy onto a sheet of paper superimposed over the original by drawing over its lines
Ancestry of “durchpausen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | pausen | to trace, to copy |
| 2 | French | ébaucher | to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing) |
| 3 | Middle French | esbaucher | to rough-hew |
| 4 | Old French | esbosquier | — |
| 5 | Old French | bosc | wood, firewood; area planted with trees |
| 6 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |