Where does “Zitterlaut” come from?

Zitterlaut (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.

Zitterlaut (German): trill

Definitions

  1. trill

Ancestry of “Zitterlaut”, step by step

Zitterlaut 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 zittern

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzitternto shiver, to tremble, to vibrate
2Middle High Germanzitern—
3Old High Germanzittarōnto tremble, shake
4Proto-Germanictitrōnąto tremble, shake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →