Where does “Tonart” come from?
Tonart (German) comes 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.
Tonart (German): key scale of musical notes
Definitions
- key scale of musical notes
Ancestry of “Tonart”, step by step
Tonart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German art
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | art | kind, sort, type |
| 2 | Middle High German | art | — |
| 3 | Old High German | art | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ard | native place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via German tōn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tōn | clay |
| 2 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |