Where does “Konsonantenschwächung” come from?
Konsonantenschwächung (German) comes from German Konsonant, from Latin cōnsonāns, from Latin consono, from Latin con-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Konsonantenschwächung (German): a sound shift whereby consonants are lenited and/or distinctions between fortis-lenis pairs lost
Definitions
- a sound shift whereby consonants are lenited and/or distinctions between fortis-lenis pairs lost
Ancestry of “Konsonantenschwächung”, step by step
Konsonantenschwächung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Konsonant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Konsonant | consonant |
| 2 | Latin | cōnsonāns | agreeing, fit, suitable |
| 3 | Latin | consono | I sound at the same time or together; sound... |
| 4 | Latin | con- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing... |
| 5 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 6 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German Schwächung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schwächung | weakening, attenuation; impairment, enfeeblement;... |
| 2 | German | -ung | -ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing... |
| 3 | Middle High German | -ung | — |
| 4 | Old High German | -unga | -ing |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ungō | -ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs." |