Where does “sérhljóð” come from?

sérhljóð (Icelandic) comes from German Selbstlaut, 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- — to cover; to incline.

sérhljóð (Icelandic): vowel (sound)

Definitions

  1. vowel (sound)

Ancestry of “sérhljóð”, step by step

sérhljóð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Selbstlaut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelbstlautvowel
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūtloud
4Old High Germanlūtloud
5Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
6Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Icelandic hljóð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichljóðsound; a cry; silence
2Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
3Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →