Where does “keskiäänialue” come from?
keskiäänialue (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänialue, 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.
keskiäänialue (Finnish): midrange
Definitions
- midrange
Ancestry of “keskiäänialue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänialue | range all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce |
| 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 |