Where does “stoottoon” come from?
stoottoon (Dutch) comes from Dutch stoten, from Middle Dutch stôten, from Middle Low German stôten, from Old Saxon stōtan, from Proto-West Germanic stautan, from Proto-Germanic stautaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.
stoottoon (Dutch): falling tone
Definitions
- falling tone
Ancestry of “stoottoon”, step by step
stoottoon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stoten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stoten | to push; to shock or to shake |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stôten | to push, to bump, to knock |
| 3 | Middle Low German | stôten | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | stōtan | to shock |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stautan | to knock, to bump |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stautaną | to push, to bump, to jolt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewd- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stew- | to praise, laud |
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 |