Where does “hlust” come from?

hlust (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hlustiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

hlust (Old Norse): ear

Definitions

  1. ear

Ancestry of “hlust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlustizhearing; ear, ear opening
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlustiz →