Where does “Laut” come from?

Laut (Luxembourgish) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Laut (Luxembourgish): sound

Definitions

  1. sound

Ancestry of “Laut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanlūtloud
2Old High Germanlūtloud
3Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
4Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →