Where does “Molltonart” come from?
Molltonart (German) comes from German Tonart, from German art, from Middle High German art, from Old High German art, from Proto-West Germanic ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
Molltonart (German): minor key
Definitions
- minor key
Ancestry of “Molltonart”, step by step
Molltonart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tonart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tonart | key scale of musical notes |
| 2 | German | art | kind, sort, type |
| 3 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 4 | Old High German | art | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |