Where does “tondöv” come from?
tondöv (Swedish) comes from Swedish ton, from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
tondöv (Swedish): tone-deaf (when it comes to tones or being unwittingly offensive)
Definitions
- tone-deaf (when it comes to tones or being unwittingly offensive)
Ancestry of “tondöv”, step by step
tondöv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ton | tonne; tone; tone, shade |
| 2 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 3 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 4 | Old French | ton | your |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |