Where does “tönen” come from?
tönen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
tönen (German): to give a loud and far-reaching sound; to sound;...
Definitions
- to give a loud and far-reaching sound; to sound;...
Ancestry of “tönen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dœnen | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | tœnen | — |
| 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 |