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Where does “lauschteren” come from?

lauschteren (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle Dutch lūsteren, from Old Dutch lūstren, from Proto-Germanic hlūstrijaną, from Proto-Germanic hlūstaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

lauschteren (Luxembourgish): to listen; to listen to, to hear

Definitions

  1. to listen; to listen to, to hear

Ancestry of “lauschteren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchlūsteren—
2Old Dutchlūstren—
3Proto-Germanichlūstrijaną—
4Proto-Germanichlūstaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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