Where does “boaissier” come from?

boaissier (Picard) comes from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin bassio, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

boaissier (Picard): to lower; to turn down; to go down, fall

Definitions

  1. to lower; to turn down; to go down, fall

Ancestry of “boaissier”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbaissierto lower
2Vulgar LatinbassioI lower
3LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
4Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
5Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →