Where does “tunesmithing” come from?
tunesmithing (English) comes from English tune, from Middle English tune, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
tunesmithing (English): The work of a tunesmith; the composition of tunes
Definitions
- The work of a tunesmith; the composition of tunes
Ancestry of “tunesmithing”, step by step
tunesmithing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English tune
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tune | A melody; A song, or short musical composition;... |
| 2 | Middle English | tune | Alternative form of toun |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via English smithing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | smithing | The work of a smith; the forging of metal |
| 2 | Middle English | smethyng | smithing; metalworking |
| 3 | Middle English | smythen | To smith metal; to perform metalworking; To... |
| 4 | Old English | smiþian | to forge: to make skillfully, especially of metal |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *smiþōn | to forge, fashion |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | smiþōną | to forge, fashion |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |