Where does “äänitin” come from?
äänitin (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänittää, 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.
äänitin (Finnish): (audio) recorder device that records audio
Definitions
- (audio) recorder device that records audio
Ancestry of “äänitin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänittää | to record |
| 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 |