Where does “pseudolisten” come from?

pseudolisten (English) comes from English listen, from Middle English listenen, from Old English hlysnan, from Proto-Germanic hlusnijaną, from Proto-Germanic hlusēną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

pseudolisten (English): To pretend to listen; to feign attention to what...

Definitions

  1. To pretend to listen; to feign attention to what...

Ancestry of “pseudolisten”, step by step

pseudolisten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English listen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlistenTo pay attention to a sound or speech; To expect...
2Middle Englishlistenen
3Old Englishhlysnanto listen
4Proto-Germanichlusnijaną
5Proto-Germanichlusēną
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via English pseudo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpseudoAn intellectually pretentious person; a...
2Englishpseudo-False, not genuine, fake
3Ancient Greekψευδήςlying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-Every word from Proto-Germanic hlusēną
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