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Where does “upassende” come from?

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

upassende (Norwegian Bokmål): inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, unbecoming,...

Definitions

  1. inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, unbecoming,...

Ancestry of “upassende”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpassendesuitable; present participle of passe
2Norwegian Bokmålpasseto fit; to suit; to look after
3Germanpassento fit; to suit, to be suitable; to go with
4GermanPaß—
5Frenchpasseportpassport
6Frenchportport, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge
7Frenchporterto carry; to support, to bear; to wear
8EnglishporterA person who carries luggage and related objects;...
9Middle Englishporter—
10Old Frenchportourcarrier; bearer
11Old Frenchporterto carry; to carry a child
12Old French-mentUsed to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent...
13Latin-mentuminstrument, medium, or result of; e.g....
14Latin-mentanominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural...
15Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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