English
all your base are belong to us
All your base are belong to us comes from Japanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた.
- Japanesemodern君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいたCATSliterally ‘we (CATS) have taken all of your bases’
- Englishtodayall your base are belong to us
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Japanesemodern君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいたCATSliterally ‘we (CATS) have taken all of your bases’
- Englishtodayall your base are belong to us
Made of the words all + your + base + are + belong + to + us
Proto-Germanic *izweraz ‘your’
Proto-West Germanic *iuwar ‘your’
Old English ēower
Middle English your
English your
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- ‘to come’
…
Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς ‘stepping’
Latin basis ‘a pedestal’
Old French base
Middle English base ‘a foundation or base’
English base
Old English langian ‘to pertain to’
Middle English longen ‘to be fitting’
Middle English belongen
English belong
Proto-Indo-European *de ‘to’
…
Proto-Germanic *tō
Proto-West Germanic *tō
Old English tō ‘to’
Middle English to
English to
Proto-Indo-European *wéy ‘we’
Proto-Germanic *uns ‘us’
Proto-West Germanic *uns
Old English ūs ‘(to) us’
Middle English us
English us
The story
This grammatically incorrect "Engrish" phrase originated in the English subtitles of the 1991 European Sega Mega Drive version of the 1989 Japanese arcade game Zero Wing and became a catchphrase and meme on the Internet in the early 2000s.
Every English word from Japanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた
Today it means
phrase Used to tout victory over an opponent, or simply as a humorous catchphrase.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 君達の基地は、全てCATSがいただいた / all your base are belong to us