Where does “Butanon” come from?

Butanon (German) comes from German Butan, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Butanon (German): butanone, methyl ethyl ketone

Definitions

  1. butanone, methyl ethyl ketone

Ancestry of “Butanon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanButanbutane (the organic compound)
2Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
3Middle High Germanānewithout
4Old High Germanānawithout
5Proto-West Germanicanaon
6Proto-Germanic*an—
7Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →