Where does “Tondichter” come from?

Tondichter (German) comes from German Dichter, from German dichten, from German dicht, from Middle High German dīchte, from Old High German dīhti, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄ht(ī), from Proto-Germanic þinhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European tenkt- — to stretch, to extend.

Tondichter (German): composer

Definitions

  1. composer

Ancestry of “Tondichter”, step by step

Tondichter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dichter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDichterpoet
2Germandichtento compose; to caulk, seal
3Germandichtthick, tight, dense; impermeable, sealed, shut,...
4Middle High Germandīchte
5Old High Germandīhti
6Proto-West Germanic*þį̄ht(ī)tight
7Proto-Germanicþinhtaztight
8Proto-Indo-Europeantenkt-dense, thick, tight
9Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via German tōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantōnclay
2Middle High Germantōn
3LatintonusThe stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;...
4Ancient Greekτόνοςrope, cord; chord; tone, note
5Proto-Hellenictónosrope, cord; tension
6Proto-Indo-Europeantónossomething stretched; chord, fiber, string
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-
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