Where does “Lautverschiebung” come from?

Lautverschiebung (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.

Lautverschiebung (German): A sound shift, a regular process affecting a...

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  1. A sound shift, a regular process affecting a...

Ancestry of “Lautverschiebung”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Lautverschiebung”

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