Where does “Auslautverhärtung” come from?

Auslautverhärtung (German) comes from German Auslaut, 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- — to cover; to incline.

Auslautverhärtung (German): final obstruent devoicing

Definitions

  1. final obstruent devoicing

Ancestry of “Auslautverhärtung”, step by step

Auslautverhärtung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Auslaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAuslautauslaut, depending on the context either
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via German verhärten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanverhärtento harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →
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