Where does “pausen” come from?
pausen (German) comes 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.
pausen (German): to trace, to copy
Definitions
- to trace, to copy
Ancestry of “pausen”, step by step
pausen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French ébaucher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ébaucher | to sketch, rough out (a plan, picture); to draft (a piece of writing) |
| 2 | Middle French | esbaucher | to rough-hew |
| 3 | Old French | esbosquier | — |
| 4 | Old French | bosc | wood, firewood; area planted with trees |
| 5 | Frankish | busk | bush; bush, thicket |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | buskaz | bush; thicket |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuH- | to become, grow, appear |
via German bausen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bausen | — |
| 2 | French | poncer | To rub down with an abrasive, to sand; To copy... |
| 3 | French | ponce | pumice; hot alcoholic beverage made with gin or... |
| 4 | Latin | pumex | a pumice stone; pumice; any porous rock |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |