Where does “loudmouth” come from?
loudmouth (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.
loudmouth (English): One who talks too much or too loudly, especially...
Definitions
- One who talks too much or too loudly, especially...
Ancestry of “loudmouth”, step by step
loudmouth 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 mouth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mouth | The opening of a creature through which food is... |
| 2 | Middle English | mouþ | Alternative form of mouth |
| 3 | Old English | mūþ | mouth, opening, door, gate |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *munþ | mouth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | munþaz | mouth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |