Where does “haus bilong pisin” come from?
haus bilong pisin (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin pisin, from English pidgin, from Chinese Pidgin English pidgin, from English business, from Middle English busines, from Old English bisiġnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
haus bilong pisin (Tok Pisin): nest
Definitions
- nest
Ancestry of “haus bilong pisin”, step by step
haus bilong pisin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin pisin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | pisin | bird; clan; any pidgin or creole |
| 2 | English | pidgin | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used... |
| 3 | Chinese Pidgin English | pidgin | business |
| 4 | English | business | A specific commercial enterprise or... |
| 5 | Middle English | busines | — |
| 6 | Old English | bisiġnes | business, busyness |
| 7 | Old English | -nes | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -nassī | Used to form abstract nouns, usually from... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -inassuz | -ness |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | -ī | -ness, -th |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | -į̄ | -th |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
via Tok Pisin bilong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | bilong | of, belonging to; having a tendency to, known... |
| 2 | English | belong | To have its proper place; To be part of, or the... |
| 3 | Middle English | belongen | — |
| 4 | Middle English | be- | — |
| 5 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 6 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Tok Pisin haus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | haus | house; building |
| 2 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 3 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 4 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |