Where does “loudhailer” come from?
loudhailer (English) comes from English loud, from Middle English loud, from Old English hlūd, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
loudhailer (English): A megaphone or bullhorn
Definitions
- A megaphone or bullhorn
Ancestry of “loudhailer”, step by step
loudhailer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English loud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | loud | Of great intensity; Noisy; Not subtle or... |
| 2 | Middle English | loud | Alternative form of loude |
| 3 | Old English | hlūd | loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English hailer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hailer | A person who or a device which calls, summons... |
| 2 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 3 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 5 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 6 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |