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Where does “ich-laut” come from?

ich-laut (English) comes from German Ich-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.

ich-laut (English): The phoneme /ç/ of the German language, the sound...

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  1. The phoneme /ç/ of the German language, the sound...

Ancestry of “ich-laut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIch-Laut—
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūt—
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
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