Where does “Tone” come from?
Tone (German) comes from German Ton, from Middle High German tāhen, from Middle High German dāhe, from Old High German dāha, from Sanskrit दाह, from Sanskrit दह्, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
Tone (German): plural of Ton; notes
Ancestry of “Tone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Ton | clay; tone; note |
| 2 | Middle High German | tāhen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | dāhe | — |
| 4 | Old High German | dāha | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | दाह | burning, combustion, conflagration, heat; place... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | दह् | to burn, consume by fire, scorch, roast; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |