Where does “begintoon” come from?
begintoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch begin, from Middle Dutch begin, from Old Dutch bigin, from Proto-Germanic *biginnan, from Proto-Germanic biginnaną, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi — on, onto.
begintoon (Dutch): keynote
Definitions
- keynote
Ancestry of “begintoon”, step by step
begintoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch begin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | begin | start, beginning |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | begin | beginning, start; origin, source |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bigin | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *biginnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | biginnaną | to begin |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi- | by, at |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch toon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | toon | tone; Dated form of teen; The front portion of a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | toon | — |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |