Where does “paassaʼ” come from?

paassaʼ (Makasar) comes from Makasar assaʼ, from Dutch aas, from Dutch ase, from Middle Dutch âes, from Old Dutch ās, from Proto-West Germanic *ās, from Proto-Germanic ēsą, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto- — eaten.

paassaʼ (Makasar): a dyer someone whose job is to press cloth into an indigo dye vat

Definitions

  1. a dyer someone whose job is to press cloth into an indigo dye vat

Ancestry of “paassaʼ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Makasarassaʼto stuff; to press; to cram
2Dutchaasbait; carrion; ace
3Dutchase
4Middle Dutchâescarrion
5Old Dutchāscarrion
6Proto-West Germanic*ās
7Proto-Germanicēsąfood, carrion; prey; bait
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēdsto-eaten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēdsto-