Where does “passen” come from?

passen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pas, from Old French pas, from Latin pāstus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “passen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpas—
2Old Frenchpaspace; step; Alternative form of past
3Latinpāstushaving eaten, consumed
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “passen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Latin -tus →Every word from Latin pāstus →
passen — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer