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Where does “medlyd” come from?

medlyd (Danish) comes from Danish lyd, from Old Danish liud, from Old Norse hljóð, from Proto-Germanic hleuþą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-to-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

medlyd (Danish): consonant

Definitions

  1. consonant

Ancestry of “medlyd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishlydsound; noise; imperative of lyde
2Old Danishliud—
3Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
4Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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