Where does “tone” come from?
tone (Norwegian) comes from Norwegian Torny, from Old Norse Þorný, from Old Norse þórr, from Proto-Germanic Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ten- — to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to...
Ancestry of “tone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian | Torny | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þorný | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | þórr | Thor, thunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Þunraz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ten- | to thunder, rustle, rumble, drone, groan; to... |
Words derived from “tone”