Why isn't the word "umlaut" spelled with an umlaut?

Why isn't the word "umlaut" spelled with an umlaut?
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answer:Well, this is nowhere near official, but I’m guessing that it’s a compound word. um/laut in German means something along the lines of around lips or around speak, possibly referring to the lip-rounding that occurs in umlauted sounds. In short, umlaut isn’t ümlaut because üm isn’t a word.
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