Where does “laut” come from?

laut (German) comes 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.

laut (German): loud, noisy; according to; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. loud, noisy; according to; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “laut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanlūtloud
2Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
3Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →
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