Where does “lud” come from?

lud (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German lūt, from Old Saxon hlud, 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.

lud (Plautdietsch): loud, noisy

Definitions

  1. loud, noisy

Ancestry of “lud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanlūt—
2Old Saxonhludloud, sounding
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 →