Where does “Hauptbetonungszeichen” come from?
Hauptbetonungszeichen (German) comes from German Betonungszeichen, 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 — to stretch, to extend.
Hauptbetonungszeichen (German): primary stress, primary accent a mark
Definitions
- primary stress, primary accent a mark
Ancestry of “Hauptbetonungszeichen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Betonungszeichen | accent, stress mark |
| 2 | German | Betonung | emphasis; accent, stress |
| 3 | German | betonen | to emphasize; to stress |
| 4 | German | tōn | clay |
| 5 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 6 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |