Where does “Betonungszeichen” come from?
Betonungszeichen (German) comes from German Betonung, from German betonen, from German tōn, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
Betonungszeichen (German): accent, stress mark
Definitions
- accent, stress mark
Ancestry of “Betonungszeichen”, step by step
Betonungszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betonung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betonung | emphasis; accent, stress |
| 2 | German | betonen | to emphasize; to stress |
| 3 | German | tōn | clay |
| 4 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |