Where does “Tonaufzeichnung” come from?
Tonaufzeichnung (German) comes from German Aufzeichnung, from German aufzeichnen, from German auf-, from German auf, from Middle High German ūf, from Old High German ūf, from Proto-Germanic upp, from Proto-Germanic ub.
Tonaufzeichnung (German): sound recording
Definitions
- sound recording
Ancestry of “Tonaufzeichnung”, step by step
Tonaufzeichnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Aufzeichnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufzeichnung | record, recording; outline, note |
| 2 | German | aufzeichnen | to record, take minutes of |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |