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
- plural of Umlaut
Ancestry of “Umlaute”, step by step
Umlaute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Laute
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Laute | lute; plural of Laut |
| 2 | Middle High German | lūte | — |
| 3 | Italian | liuto | lute |
| 4 | Middle French | lut | — |
| 5 | Old French | leüt | — |
| 6 | Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 7 | Old Occitan | laüt | lute |
| 8 | Arabic | عود | wood, timber; stick, rod, pole; branch, twig |
| 9 | Arabic | عَادَ | to return, go back |
| 10 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 11 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 12 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via German um
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | um | about; around; at, by |
| 2 | Middle High German | ümbe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | umbi | around |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |