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Where does “äänetön” come from?

äänetön (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.

äänetön (Finnish): quiet, soundless; on silent, in silent mode, on...

Definitions

  1. quiet, soundless; on silent, in silent mode, on...

Ancestry of “äänetön”, step by step

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

Words derived from “äänetön”

  • äänettömästi
  • äänettömyys
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →