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Where does “hlūstaną” come from?

hlūstaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Ancestry of “hlūstaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “hlūstaną”

  • afluisteren
  • luisterboek
  • beluisteren
  • luisteren
  • hlūstrijaną
  • hlūstrōną
  • lūsteren
  • luusteren
  • lauschteren
  • luister
  • lūstren
  • lūsteron
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