Where does passen come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

passen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

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"In forreine landes, and all which passen by, Beholding it from far, do thinke it threates the skye."
"They in pleasing passen all."
"And all his creatures, as they passen by In goodly pomp, they view with scornfull eye."

From Middle English passen, from Old French passer; equivalent to pass + -en.

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