Where does “laute” come from?

laute (Ido) comes from Ido lauta, 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 — to cover; to incline.

laute (Ido): loud, loudly; aloud

Definitions

  1. loud, loudly; aloud

Ancestry of “laute”, step by step

laute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ido lauta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Idolautaloud
2Esperantolaŭtaloud
3GermanLautsound; noise
4Middle High Germanlūtloud
5Old High Germanlūtloud
6Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
7Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Ido e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IdoeApocopic form of ed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →