Where does “聞き付ける” come from?

聞き付ける (Japanese) comes from Japanese 付ける, from Japanese 付く — attach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...

聞き付ける (Japanese): hear, catch, catch the sound

Definitions

  1. hear, catch, catch the sound

Ancestry of “聞き付ける”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese付けるattach, affix, stick, fasten, add, add on,...
2Japanese付くattach itself to, stick, stick to, adhere, adhere...
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