horen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to hear perceive audibly
  • to hear, to learn of audibly or otherwise
  • to listen
  • to listen to, to obey
  • to belong to
  • to be subservient to
  • to be part of
  • to be necessary for

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch *hōren inherited from *hauʀijan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (hear) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (be sharp-eared, hear well).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti

Gloss

be sharp-eared, hear well

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