Where does “umlauted” come from?
umlauted (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.
umlauted (English): simple past tense and past participle of umlaut;...
Definitions
- simple past tense and past participle of umlaut;...
Ancestry of “umlauted”, step by step
| 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 |