Where does “Notenhals” come from?

Notenhals (German) comes from German hals, from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

Notenhals (German): stem the vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music

Definitions

  1. stem the vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music

Ancestry of “Notenhals”, step by step

Notenhals traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhalsneck
2Middle High Germanhals—
3Old High Germanhalsneck
4Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
5Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via German note

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannotenote character indicating the length and pitch of a tone
2Latinnotāmark, sign
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →