Where does “beklemtoonbaar” come from?
beklemtoonbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch beklemtonen, from Dutch klemtoon, from Dutch toon, from Middle Dutch toon, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
beklemtoonbaar (Dutch): emphasizable
Definitions
- emphasizable
Ancestry of “beklemtoonbaar”, step by step
beklemtoonbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch beklemtonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beklemtonen | to stress; to emphasize, to stress |
| 2 | Dutch | klemtoon | stress |
| 3 | Dutch | toon | tone; Dated form of teen; The front portion of a... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | toon | — |
| 5 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |