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Where does “rehear” come from?

rehear (English) comes from English hear, from Middle High German hier, from Old High German hier, from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

rehear (English): To hear again; To try again judicially

Definitions

  1. To hear again; To try again judicially

Ancestry of “rehear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhearTo perceive sounds through the ear; To perceive ...
2Middle High Germanhier—
3Old High Germanhier—
4Proto-West Germanic*hēr—
5Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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