Where does “Umlautung” come from?

Umlautung (German) comes from German umlauten, from German lauten, from Middle High German liuten, from Old High German hlūten, from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan.

Umlautung (German): umlauting vowel transformation

Definitions

  1. umlauting vowel transformation

Ancestry of “Umlautung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumlautento umlaut
2GermanlautenTo sound; To read
3Middle High Germanliuten—
4Old High Germanhlūten—
5Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan →Every word from Old High German hlūten →Every word from Middle High German liuten →