Ablaut Definition
(linguistics) The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning; vowel permutation; as, get, gat, and got; sing and song; hang and hung, distinct from the phonetic influence of a succeeding vowel. [Mid 19th century.]
Origin of Ablaut
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German ab off (from Middle High German ab, abe) (from Old High German aba apo- in Indo-European roots) Laut sound (from Middle High German lūt) (from Old High German hlūt kleu- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From German Ablaut (“off-sound”), from ab (“off”), + Laut (“sound”).
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