Where does “Nebenbetonungszeichen” come from?
Nebenbetonungszeichen (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.
Nebenbetonungszeichen (German): secondary stress, secondary accent a mark
Definitions
- secondary stress, secondary accent a mark
Ancestry of “Nebenbetonungszeichen”, step by step
Nebenbetonungszeichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Betonungszeichen
| 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 |