Where does “hørsel” come from?

hørsel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høre, from Danish høre, from Old Danish høræ, from Old Norse heyra, 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...

hørsel (Norwegian Bokmål): hearing

Definitions

  1. hearing

Ancestry of “hørsel”, step by step

hørsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål høre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøreto hear
2Danishhøreto hear; to learn; to belong to
3Old Danishhøræ—
4Old Norseheyrato hear, listen
5Proto-Germanichauzijanąto hear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱh₂owsyétito be sharp-eared, to hear well
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Norwegian Bokmål sel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsela seal
2Old Norseselrseal; second-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Germanicselhazseal
4Proto-Indo-Europeanselk-to pull, drag; to drag, to furrow; to pull, draw
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti →