Where does “umlauten” come from?

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

umlauten (German): to umlaut

Definitions

  1. to umlaut

Ancestry of “umlauten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanlautenTo sound; To read
2Middle High Germanliuten—
3Old High Germanhlūten—
4Proto-Germanic*hlūdijan—

Words derived from “umlauten”

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