Where does “פּאַסיק” come from?
פּאַסיק (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.
פּאַסיק (Yiddish): belt
Definitions
- belt
Ancestry of “פּאַסיק”, step by step
פּאַסיק traces back through 3 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 |