Where does “loudmouthedness” come from?
loudmouthedness (English) comes from English loudmouthed, 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- — to cover; to incline.
loudmouthedness (English): the state of being loudmouthed
Definitions
- the state of being loudmouthed
Ancestry of “loudmouthedness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | loudmouthed | Tending to loud, indiscreet, especially bragging,... |
| 2 | English | loud | Of great intensity; Noisy; Not subtle or... |
| 3 | Middle English | loud | Alternative form of loude |
| 4 | Old English | hlūd | loud, noisy, sounding, sonorous |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |