Where does “Kehllaut” come from?

Kehllaut (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.

Kehllaut (German): A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal

Definitions

  1. A guttural or “throaty” consonant, i.e. one produced deep in the mouth: a uvular, pharyngeal, or glottal

Ancestry of “Kehllaut”, step by step

Kehllaut 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 Kehle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKehlethroat
2Middle High Germankële—
3Old High Germankelathroat
4Proto-West Germanickelāthroat
5Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →