Where does “passeren” come from?
passeren (Low German) comes from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare, from Latin passus, from Latin patior, from Proto-Indo-European peh₁- — to hate, hurt.
passeren (Low German): to happen; to pass
Definitions
- to happen; to pass
Ancestry of “passeren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 2 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 3 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 5 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 6 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |