Where does “Stimmungskanone” come from?
Stimmungskanone (German) comes from German Stimmung, from German stimmen, from German stimme, from Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, from Proto-Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic stebnō, from Proto-Indo-European stomen- — mouth, muzzle.
Stimmungskanone (German): life of the party
Definitions
- life of the party
Ancestry of “Stimmungskanone”, step by step
Stimmungskanone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stimmung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stimmung | mood; lively atmosphere; vibe; exuberance;... |
| 2 | German | stimmen | to be right, be true; to vote; to tune |
| 3 | German | stimme | inflection of stimmen: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | stimme | — |
| 5 | Old High German | stimma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *stebnu | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stebnō | voice; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | stomen- | mouth, muzzle |
via German Kanone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kanone | cannon; gun |
| 2 | Italian | cannone | cannon; ace; large tube or pipe |
| 3 | Italian | canna | cane; barrel; rod |
| 4 | Latin | canna | A reed, cane; Anything made of reed or cane;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κάννα | giant reed; reed mat |
| 6 | Akkadian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |
| 7 | Sumerian | 𒄀 | reed; a certain unit of length |