Where does “apophonic” come from?
apophonic (English) comes from English apophony, from French apophonie, from German Ablaut, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz — to cover; to incline.
apophonic (English): Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony
Ancestry of “apophonic”, step by step
apophonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English apophony
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | apophony | Alternation of sounds within a word that... |
| 2 | French | apophonie | apophony |
| 3 | German | Ablaut | ablaut substitution of one root vowel for another |
| 4 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 5 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 6 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |