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Where does “data-basau” come from?

data-basau (Welsh) comes from Welsh data-bas, from Welsh bas, from English bass, from Middle English bace, from Middle English bars, from Old English bærs, from Proto-West Germanic bars, from Proto-Germanic barsaz — top, tip, point.

data-basau (Welsh): plural of data-bas

Definitions

  1. plural of data-bas

Ancestry of “data-basau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshdata-basdatabase
2Welshbasshallow; base; bass
3EnglishbassOf sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch...
4Middle Englishbacebass; Alternative form of bas; Alternative form...
5Middle EnglishbarsAlternative form of bace
6Old Englishbærsa fish, perch
7Proto-West Germanicbarsperch
8Proto-Germanicbarsazperch
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰórsosprickle, thorn, scale; pointy, prickly
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
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