loud

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 373 words | Copyright

loud OE. hlūd = OS. hlūd (Du. luid), OHG. hlūt (G. laut) :- WGmc. *χluðaz :- IE. *k̂lūtós, pp. of *k̂leu- *k̂lu- hear, whence also Gr. klúein hear, klutós famous, L. cluēre be famed, W. clywed hear, OIr. rochluiniur I hear, OSl. slava glory, slovo word, Skr. śru hear, śráva- glory.

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