Where does “äänenvaimennus” come from?

äänenvaimennus (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

äänenvaimennus (Finnish): sound attenuation attenuating sound or noise, making sound or noise less loud

Definitions

  1. sound attenuation attenuating sound or noise, making sound or noise less loud

Ancestry of “äänenvaimennus”, step by step

äänenvaimennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ääni

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

via Finnish vaimennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimennusattenuation
2FinnishvaimentaaTo muffle; To stifle; To damp, suppress
3Finnishvaimeamuffled, subdued; uninterested, tepid
4Proto-Uralicwajŋebreath
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →