loude

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱlew-“to hear”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hlūdijō“sound”
3. Old English · inherited fromhlȳd“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”
4. Middle English · inherited fromloude
5. English todayloude

From Middle English loude, lude, from Old English hlȳd (“noise, sound, tumult, disturbance, dissension”), from Proto-Germanic *hlūdijō (“sound”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Scots lood, luid (“sound, noise, tone, voice”), West Frisian lûd (“sound, voice, vote, say”), Dutch geluid (“sound”), German Laut (“sound”), Swedish ljud (“sound”), Icelandic hljóð (“sound”).

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