Where does “Auslautgesetz” come from?
Auslautgesetz (German) comes from German Gesetz, from Middle High German gesetze, from Old High German gisezzida, from Old High German sezzen, from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sodéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
Auslautgesetz (German): final-sound law any sound law that governs the phonological structure of the ends of words
Definitions
- final-sound law any sound law that governs the phonological structure of the ends of words
Ancestry of “Auslautgesetz”, step by step
Auslautgesetz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Gesetz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Gesetz | law, act, bill, statute |
| 2 | Middle High German | gesetze | — |
| 3 | Old High German | gisezzida | fixing, determination, assessment; establishment,... |
| 4 | Old High German | sezzen | to make sit, set, put |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sattjan | to set, place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | satjaną | to set, to place down |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sodéyeti | to set, to seat, to cause to sit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |
via German Auslaut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auslaut | auslaut, depending on the context either |
| 2 | German | Laut | sound; noise |
| 3 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 4 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 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 |