Where does “ääntymä” come from?
ääntymä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ääntyä, from Finnish ääntää, from Finnish ääni, from Greenlandic Aani, from Danish ane, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana — on, onto.
ääntymä (Finnish): articulation
Definitions
- articulation
Ancestry of “ääntymä”, step by step
ääntymä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ääntyä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ääntyä | to be pronounced, be enunciated, be articulated |
| 2 | Finnish | ääntää | to pronounce, enunciate, articulate |
| 3 | Finnish | ääni | sound; audio; voice |
| 4 | Greenlandic | Aani | — |
| 5 | Danish | ane | forefather; guess; suspect |
| 6 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 7 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |