Where does “lisn” come from?

lisn (Jamaican Creole) 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.

lisn (Jamaican Creole): to listen

Definitions

  1. to listen

Ancestry of “lisn”, step by step

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