Where does “lood” come from?

lood (Scots) comes from Middle English loud, 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.

lood (Scots): loud; sound; tone of voice; disposition; mood

Definitions

  1. loud; sound; tone of voice; disposition; mood

Ancestry of “lood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishloudAlternative form of loude
2Old Englishhlūdloud, noisy, sounding, sonorous
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 →