Where does “Achtelnoot” come from?
Achtelnoot (Plautdietsch) comes from German Achtel, from German Teil, from Middle High German teil, from Old High German teil, from Proto-West Germanic daili, from Proto-Germanic dailiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰayl- — part, watershed.
Achtelnoot (Plautdietsch): an eighth note, quaver
Definitions
- an eighth note, quaver
Ancestry of “Achtelnoot”, step by step
Achtelnoot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Achtel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Achtel | an eighth |
| 2 | German | Teil | part, piece; fraction of a whole; thing |
| 3 | Middle High German | teil | — |
| 4 | Old High German | teil | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daili | part |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dailiz | part, portion, deal |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰayl- | part, watershed |
via Plautdietsch Noot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plautdietsch | Noot | — |