Where does “osaäänes” come from?
osaäänes (Finnish) comes from Finnish äänes, 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.
osaäänes (Finnish): any tone that is not the fundamental tone
Definitions
- any tone that is not the fundamental tone
Ancestry of “osaäänes”, step by step
osaäänes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish äänes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äänes | pure tone |
| 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 |