umlauts

noun

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate a change in sound in some languages

Roots

umum- · German · around, about laut-laut · German · sound

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The word umlauts breaks down into 2 roots of German origin: um-, from German um (“around, about”); and -laut, from German laut (“sound”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.