Where does “apofoniczny” come from?

apofoniczny (Polish) comes from Polish apofonia, from French apophonie, from German Ablaut, from German Laut, from Middle High German lūt, from Old High German lūt, from Proto-West Germanic hlūd, from Proto-Germanic hlūdaz — to cover; to incline.

apofoniczny (Polish): apophony; apophonic

Definitions

  1. apophony; apophonic

Ancestry of “apofoniczny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishapofoniaapophony
2Frenchapophonieapophony
3GermanAblautablaut substitution of one root vowel for another
4GermanLautsound; noise
5Middle High Germanlūtloud
6Old High Germanlūtloud
7Proto-West Germanichlūdloud; sound
8Proto-Germanichlūdazloud; famous
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlewtosheard, famous
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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