Where does “リスニング” come from?

リスニング (Japanese) comes from English listening, from Middle English listnynge, from Old English hlysnende.

リスニング (Japanese): listening spoken language comprehension

Definitions

  1. listening spoken language comprehension

Ancestry of “リスニング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlisteningOf something or someone that listens; Of...
2Middle Englishlistnynge
3Old Englishhlysnende
Every word from Old English hlysnendeEvery word from Middle English listnyngeEvery word from English listening