Etymology

toneless

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Today it means: Lacking tone or expression. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tone
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tónos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*tónos
  4. Ancient Greekτόνος (tónos)
  5. Latintonus
  6. Middle Englishtone
  7. Englishtone
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. English todaytoneless

From tone + -less.

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