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Where does “lauta” come from?

lauta (Ido) comes from Esperanto laŭta, 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.

lauta (Ido): loud

Definitions

  1. loud

Ancestry of “lauta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantolaŭtaloud
2GermanLautsound; noise
3Middle High Germanlūt—
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

Words derived from “lauta”

  • lauteskar
  • lauteso
  • laute
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