Where does “עזה־פּאַס” come from?
עזה־פּאַס (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish פּאַס, from German Paß, from French passeport, from French port, from French porter, from English porter, from Middle English porter, from Old French portour — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs.
Ancestry of “עזה־פּאַס”, step by step
עזה־פּאַס traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish פּאַס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | פּאַס | stripe long straight region of a colour |
| 2 | German | Paß | pass, mountain pass |
| 3 | French | passeport | passport |
| 4 | French | port | port, harbour; port, harbour city; refuge |
| 5 | French | porter | to carry; to support, to bear; to wear |
| 6 | English | porter | A person who carries luggage and related objects;... |
| 7 | Middle English | porter | gatekeeper, doorkeeper |
| 8 | Old French | portour | carrier; bearer |
| 9 | Old French | porter | to carry; to carry a child |
| 10 | Old French | -ment | Used to form adverbs, most of the time equivalent... |
| 11 | Latin | -mentum | instrument, medium, or result of; e.g.... |
| 12 | Latin | -menta | nominative plural of -mentum; accusative plural... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -mn̥ | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs |