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Where does “Umlaute” come from?

Umlaute (German) comes from German Laute, from Middle High German lūte, from Italian liuto, from Middle French lut, from Old French leüt, from Occitan laüt, from Old Occitan laüt, from Arabic عود — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.

Umlaute (German): plural of Umlaut

Definitions

  1. plural of Umlaut

Ancestry of “Umlaute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLautelute; plural of Laut
2Middle High Germanlūte—
3Italianliutolute
4Middle Frenchlut—
5Old Frenchleüt—
6Occitanlaütlute
7Old Occitanlaütlute
8Arabicعودwood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig
9Arabicعَادَto return, go back
10Arabicوand, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or...
11PersianیاAPI •; or; either
12Arabicيَا{{m|en|O|id=vocative}}

Words derived from “Umlaute”

  • umlaute
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