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Where does “äänekkyys” come from?

äänekkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänekäs, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.

äänekkyys (Finnish): loudness, noisiness, vociferousness

Definitions

  1. loudness, noisiness, vociferousness

Ancestry of “äänekkyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäänekäsloud; noisy; vociferous
2Finnishäänisound; audio; voice
3GreenlandicAani—
4Danishaneforefather; guess; suspect
5Middle High Germanānewithout
6Old High Germanānawithout
7Proto-West Germanicanaon
8Proto-Germanic*an—
9Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “äänekkyys”

  • äänekkyyssota
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →