Where does “avljud” come from?

avljud (Swedish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- — to cover; to incline.

avljud (Swedish): ablaut

Definitions

  1. ablaut

Ancestry of “avljud”, step by step

avljud traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ablaut

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

via Swedish ljud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishljudsound
2Old Swedishliuþa musical sound, tune, music
3Old Norsehljóðsilence, hearing; a sound, cry; a musical sound,...
4Proto-Germanichleuþąlistening, hearing; sound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to-—

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlewtos →