Where does “mastertone” come from?
mastertone (English) comes from English ringtone, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
mastertone (English): A ringtone consisting of an extract from an...
Definitions
- A ringtone consisting of an extract from an...
Ancestry of “mastertone”, step by step
mastertone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ringtone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ringtone | The sound made by a telephone when ringing; A... |
| 2 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 3 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 4 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English Master
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Master | Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a form... |
| 2 | Middle English | maister | master; lord; ruler |
| 3 | Old English | mægester | master |
| 4 | Latin | magister | teacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | magisteros | bigger, greater |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂isteros | — |