Where does “listening” come from?

Listening derives from Old English hlysnan, from Proto-Germanic hlusnōną and hlusēną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots ḱlew- and ḱel-.

listening (English): Of something or someone that listens; Of...

Definitions

  1. Of something or someone that listens; Of...

Ancestry of “listening”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishlistnynge—
2Old Englishhlysnende—

Words derived from “listening”

Every word from Old English hlysnende →Every word from Middle English listnynge →