Where does “bas” come from?

bas (Middle English) comes from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bas (Middle English): Low, short; lacking in height or altitude;...

Definitions

  1. Low, short; lacking in height or altitude;...

Ancestry of “bas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaslow
2LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
3Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
4Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “bas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →