Where does “heren” come from?

heren (Middle English) comes from Old English hīeran, from Proto-West Germanic hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

heren (Middle English): to hear; Third-person plural genitive pronoun:...

Definitions

  1. to hear; Third-person plural genitive pronoun:...

Ancestry of “heren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhīeranto hear
2Proto-West Germanichauʀijanto hear
3Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “heren”

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