Where does “abtönen” come from?
abtönen (German) comes from German tönen, from Middle High German dœnen, from Middle High German tœnen, from Middle High German tōn, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
abtönen (German): of colours to shade, to tint, to gradate
Definitions
- of colours to shade, to tint, to gradate
Ancestry of “abtönen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tönen | to give a loud and far-reaching sound; to sound;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dœnen | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | tœnen | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | tōn | — |
| 5 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |