Where does “ach-laut” come from?

ach-laut (English) comes from German Ach-Laut, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

ach-laut (English): The guttural phoneme /x/ of the German language,...

Definitions

  1. The guttural phoneme /x/ of the German language,...

Ancestry of “ach-laut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAch-Lautach-laut any voiceless fricative ranging between velar and uvular
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos