Where does “Tonkünstler” come from?
Tonkünstler (German) comes from German Tonkunst, from German tōn, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
Tonkünstler (German): composer
Definitions
- composer
Ancestry of “Tonkünstler”, step by step
Tonkünstler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tonkunst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tonkunst | music |
| 2 | German | tōn | clay |
| 3 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 4 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |
via German Künstler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Künstler | artist |
| 2 | German | -ler | used to create agent nouns, similar to -er |
| 3 | German | -er | Forms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to... |
| 4 | Old High German | -āri | used to form agent nouns |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ārī | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ārijaz | -er |
| 7 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |