Where does “baset” come from?

baset (Romanian) comes from French basset, from French bas, from Old French bas, from Latin Bassus, from Ancient Greek βάσις, from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

baset (Romanian): basset

Definitions

  1. basset

Ancestry of “baset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbassetbasset hound
2Frenchbaslow; bass; socks; stockings; feet
3Old Frenchbaslow
4LatinBassusthick, fat, stumpy, short, low, base
5Ancient Greekβάσιςstep; rhythm; foot
6Proto-Hellenicgʷə́tisstep
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷémtisstep, act of walking
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷémtis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic gʷə́tis →