Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlūdaz, *hlūþaz ‎(“loud, famous”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlutos ‎(“famous, renowned", literally "heard”), past participle of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- ‎(“to hear”). Cognate with Old Frisian lūd, Old Saxon hlūd (Middle Low German lûd), Dutch luid, Old High German hlūt, lūt (German laut). The Indo-European past participle is also the source of Greek κλυτός ‎(klytós, “renowned”), Latin inclutus ‎(“famous, renowned”), Welsh clod ‎(“praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hluːd/