Where does “loud” come from?

loud (Middle English) comes from Old English hlūd, 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.

loud (Middle English): Alternative form of loude

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of loude

Ancestry of “loud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhlūdloud, noisy, sounding, sonorous
2Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
3Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “loud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →
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