Where does “Laut” come from?
Laut (German) comes 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.
Laut (German): sound; noise
Definitions
- sound; noise
Ancestry of “Laut”, step by step
Laut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German lūt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | lūt | loud |
| 2 | Old High German | lūt | loud |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hlūd | loud; sound |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlūdaz | loud; famous |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlewtos | heard, famous |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via German Verschiebung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verschiebung | delay, deferral. deferment, postponement,... |