Where does “bass” come from?

bass (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Italian basso, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

bass (Norwegian Nynorsk): bass;; short for bassgitar or kontrabass

Definitions

  1. bass;; short for bassgitar or kontrabass

Ancestry of “bass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbassolow; short; narrow, thin
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 “bass”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →