Where does “umlautlessness” come from?
umlautlessness (English) comes from English umlautless, 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 — to cover; to incline.
umlautlessness (English): The fact or state of not exhibiting any signs of...
Definitions
- The fact or state of not exhibiting any signs of...
Ancestry of “umlautlessness”, step by step
umlautlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English umlautless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | umlautless | Not exhibiting or marked by the phonological... |
| 2 | English | umlaut | An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is... |
| 3 | German | umlaut | umlaut |
| 4 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 5 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 6 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |