Where does “hlosēn” come from?

hlosēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hlusēną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlosēn (Old High German): to listen

Definitions

  1. to listen

Ancestry of “hlosēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlusēną—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlusēną →