Where does “hlust” come from?

hlust (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hlust, from Proto-Germanic hlustiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlust (Icelandic): ear canal

Definitions

  1. ear canal

Ancestry of “hlust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehlustear
2Proto-Germanichlustizhearing; ear, ear opening
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlustiz →