Where does “Ach-Laut” come from?

Ach-Laut (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ach-Laut (German): ach-laut any voiceless fricative ranging between velar and uvular

Definitions

  1. ach-laut any voiceless fricative ranging between velar and uvular

Ancestry of “Ach-Laut”, step by step

Ach-Laut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Laut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLautsound; noise
2Middle High Germanlūtloud
3Old High Germanlūtloud
4Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
5Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German ach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanachoh
2Russianохoh, ah
3Proto-Slavic*oxъoh
4Proto-Slavic*ooh! (Used to express strong emotions)

Words derived from “Ach-Laut”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →