Where does “abaissement” come from?
abaissement (Norwegian) comes from French abaissement, from French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis — to step.
abaissement (Norwegian): reduction
Ancestry of “abaissement”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | abaissement | Action of moving or pushing something in a... |
| 2 | French | abaisser | To lower; to reduce; to bring down; To come or go... |
| 3 | Old French | abaissier | to prostrate oneself; to lower, to reduce |
| 4 | Old French | baissier | to lower |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | bassio | I lower |
| 6 | Latin | Bassus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | βάσις | step; rhythm; foot |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | gʷə́tis | step |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷémtis | step, act of walking |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |