Where does “Tontaube” come from?
Tontaube (German) comes from German taube, from German taub, from Middle High German toup, from Old High German toub, from Proto-West Germanic daub, from Proto-Germanic daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.
Tontaube (German): clay pigeon
Definitions
- clay pigeon
Ancestry of “Tontaube”, step by step
Tontaube traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German taube
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | taube | pigeon, dove |
| 2 | German | taub | deaf; numb; empty |
| 3 | Middle High German | toup | — |
| 4 | Old High German | toub | deaf |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daub | stunned; deaf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daubaz | stunned; deaf |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewbʰ- | deep |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
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 |