Where does “ylä-äänes” come from?
ylä-äänes (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.
ylä-äänes (Finnish): overtone
Definitions
- overtone
Ancestry of “ylä-äänes”, step by step
| 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 |