Where does “äänisyys” come from?
äänisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääninen, 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.
äänisyys (Finnish): -ness
Definitions
- -ness
Ancestry of “äänisyys”, step by step
äänisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääninen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääninen | -sounded |
| 2 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 3 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 4 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |