Where does “Silbenanlaut” come from?
Silbenanlaut (German) comes from German Silbe, from Middle High German silbe, from Old High German sillaba, from Latin syllaba, from Ancient Greek συλλαβή, from Ancient Greek συλλαμβάνω, from Ancient Greek σῠν-, from Ancient Greek σύν — beside, with.
Silbenanlaut (German): the position of a sound at the beginning of a syllable
Definitions
- the position of a sound at the beginning of a syllable
Ancestry of “Silbenanlaut”, step by step
Silbenanlaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Silbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Silbe | syllable |
| 2 | Middle High German | silbe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sillaba | — |
| 4 | Latin | syllaba | syllable; poems, verses |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | συλλαβή | conception, pregnancy; that which holds together,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | συλλαμβάνω | I collect, gather; I rally; I take hold of,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σῠν- | together; with, together |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σύν | beside, with |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *ksún | beside, with |
via German Anlaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anlaut | The initial sound at the beginning of a word or... |
| 2 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 3 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 4 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 5 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |