Where does “Altstimme” come from?

Altstimme (German) comes from German Alt, from Middle High German alt, from Old High German alt, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

Altstimme (German): alto pitch

Definitions

  1. alto pitch

Ancestry of “Altstimme”, step by step

Altstimme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt—
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

via German stimme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstimmeinflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanstimme—
3Old High Germanstimma—
4Proto-Germanic*stebnu—
5Proto-Germanicstebnōvoice; sound
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstomen-mouth, muzzle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →