Where does “listen” come from?

listen (Czech) comes from Czech list, from Old Czech list, from Proto-Slavic listъ — leaf.

listen (Czech): bract

Definitions

  1. bract

Ancestry of “listen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechlistleaf; letter; sheet
2Old Czechlistleaf
3Proto-Slaviclistъleaf
Every word from Proto-Slavic listъ →Every word from Old Czech list →Every word from Czech list →