Where does “hungarumlaut” come from?
hungarumlaut (English) comes from English umlaut, from German umlaut, 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 — to cover; to incline.
hungarumlaut (English): The double acute accent (˝), a rare diacritical mark made up of two acute accents, chiefly used in the Hungarian language
Definitions
- The double acute accent (˝), a rare diacritical mark made up of two acute accents, chiefly used in the Hungarian language
Ancestry of “hungarumlaut”, step by step
hungarumlaut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English umlaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | umlaut | An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is... |
| 2 | German | umlaut | umlaut |
| 3 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 4 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 5 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |