Etymology

bassless

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Today it means: Lacking a bass. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English bass
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷémtis
  3. Proto-Hellenic*gʷə́tis
  4. Ancient Greekβᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)
  5. Latinbasis
  6. Old Frenchbase
  7. Middle Englishbase
  8. Englishbase
  9. Italianbassoinflu.
  10. Englishbass
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. English todaybassless

From bass + -less.

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