Where does “付けで買う” come from?
付けで買う (Japanese) comes from Japanese で, from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
付けで買う (Japanese): buy on credit
Definitions
- buy on credit
Ancestry of “付けで買う”, step by step
付けで買う traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese で
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | で | at; with, by, using; indicating the following... |
| 2 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 3 | Japanese | ぞえ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones |
| 4 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |
via Japanese 付け
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 付け | bill; account, credit; attached, fixed |
| 2 | Japanese | 付ける | attach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,... |
| 3 | Japanese | 付く | attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere... |
via Japanese 買う
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 買う | to buy; to value, to appreciate, to have a high... |