Where does “Lippenlaut” come from?

Lippenlaut (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.

Lippenlaut (German): labial

Definitions

  1. labial

Ancestry of “Lippenlaut”, step by step

Lippenlaut 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 lippe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlippelip
2Yiddishליפּlip
3Middle High Germanlippe—
4Old High German*lippa—
5Proto-Germanic*lippjō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →
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