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Where does “passende” come from?

passende (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål passe, from German passen, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.

passende (Norwegian Bokmål): suitable; present participle of passe

Definitions

  1. suitable; present participle of passe

Ancestry of “passende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpasseto fit; to suit; to look after
2Germanpassento fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with
3GermanPaß—
4Frenchpasseportpassport
5Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
6Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
7EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
8Middle Englishporter—
9Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
10Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
11Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
12Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
13Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
14Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs

Words derived from “passende”

  • upassende
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