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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishringtoneThe sound made by a telephone when ringing; A...
2EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
3Middle Englishryngring
4Old Englishhringring
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English Master

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMasterPrepended to a boy's name or surname as a form...
2Middle Englishmaistermaster; lord; ruler
3Old Englishmægestermaster
4Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
5Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-
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