Where does “lauten” come from?

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

lauten (German): To sound; To read

Definitions

  1. To sound; To read

Ancestry of “lauten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanliuten—
2Old High Germanhlūten—
3Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—

Words derived from “lauten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijan →Every word from Old High German hlūten →Every word from Middle High German liuten →