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English word origin

Etymology of hear

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną Proto-West Ge

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
intj

you hear me

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan Old English hīeran Middle English heren English hear From Middle English har, heoren, her, here, heren, from Old English hēran, hīeran, hīran, hȳran (“to hear”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ows- (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian hear, hiar, hiir, hiire (“to hear”), Saterland Frisian heere, here (“to hear”), West Frisian hearre (“to hear”), Bavarian hearn (“to hear”), Central Franconian hüre (“to hear”), Cimbrian hòrran, höarn (“to hear”), Dutch horen (“to hear”), German and Low German hören (“to hear”), Luxembourgish héieren (“to hear”), Yiddish הערן (hern, “to hear”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høre (“to hear”), Elfdalian ära (“to hear”), Faroese hoyra (“to hear”), Icelandic heyra (“to hear”), Norwegian Nynorsk haur, høra, høre, høyra, høyre (“to hear”), Swedish höra (“to hear”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan, “to hear”); also Greek ακούγω (akoúgo), ακούω (akoúo, “to hear”), Italiot Greek κούω (koúo, “to hear”), Tocharian B āks- (“to awaken”).

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      "name": "cog",
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      "name": "cog",
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      "name": "cog",
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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To perceive sounds through the ear. · To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way. · To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to. · To listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan Old English hīeran Middle English heren English hear From Middle English har, heoren, her, here, heren, from Old English hēran, hīeran, hīran, hȳran (“to hear”), from Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (“to hear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (“to be sharp-eared”), from *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”) + *h₂ows- (“ear”) + *-yéti (denominative suffix). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian hear, hiar, hiir, hiire (“to hear”), Saterland Frisian heere, here (“to hear”), West Frisian hearre (“to hear”), Bavarian hearn (“to hear”), Central Franconian hüre (“to hear”), Cimbrian hòrran, höarn (“to hear”), Dutch horen (“to hear”), German and Low German hören (“to hear”), Luxembourgish héieren (“to hear”), Yiddish הערן (hern, “to hear”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høre (“to hear”), Elfdalian ära (“to hear”), Faroese hoyra (“to hear”), Icelandic heyra (“to hear”), Norwegian Nynorsk haur, høra, høre, høyra, høyre (“to hear”), Swedish höra (“to hear”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan, “to hear”); also Greek ακούγω (akoúgo), ακούω (akoúo, “to hear”), Italiot Greek κούω (koúo, “to hear”), Tocharian B āks- (“to awaken”).

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        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian hearre (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "bar",
        "2": "hearn",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Bavarian hearn (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-cfr",
        "2": "hüre",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Franconian hüre (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "cim",
        "2": "hòrran"
      },
      "expansion": "Cimbrian hòrran"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "horen",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch horen (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "de,nds",
        "2": "hören",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "German and Low German hören (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "lb",
        "2": "héieren",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Luxembourgish héieren (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "yi",
        "2": "הערן",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Yiddish הערן (hern, “to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "da,nb",
        "2": "høre",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish and Norwegian Bokmål høre (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "ovd",
        "2": "ära",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Elfdalian ära (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "fo",
        "2": "hoyra",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Faroese hoyra (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "heyra",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic heyra (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "haur"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk haur"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "höra",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish höra (“to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (hausjan, “to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "el",
        "2": "ακούγω"
      },
      "expansion": "Greek ακούγω (akoúgo)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "grk-ita",
        "2": "κούω",
        "t": "to hear"
      },
      "expansion": "Italiot Greek κούω (koúo, “to hear”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "cog",
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "āks-",
        "t": "to awaken"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B āks- (“to awaken”)"
    },
    {
      "name": "etymon",
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "enm:heren<id:perceive sound>",
        "id": "perceive sound",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ew-\nProto-Indo-European *-s\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti\nProto-Germanic *hauzijaną\nProto-West Germanic *hauʀijan\nOld English hīeran\nMiddle English heren\nEnglish hear"
    }
  ],
  "links": [
    [
      "*h₂eḱ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eḱ-#Proto-Indo-European:_sharp"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ew-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ew-#Proto-Indo-European:_perceive"
    ],
    [
      "*-s",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-s#Proto-Indo-European:_lengthened_acrostatic"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ṓws",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ṓws#Proto-Indo-European:_ear"
    ],
    [
      "*-yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yéti#Proto-Indo-European:_intransitive_verbs"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ḱh₂owsyéti#Proto-Indo-European:_to_be_sharp-eared"
    ],
    [
      "*hauzijaną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauzijaną#Proto-Germanic:_perceive_sound"
    ],
    [
      "*hauʀijan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauʀijan#Proto-West_Germanic:_perceive_sound"
    ],
    [
      "hīeran",
      "hieran#Old_English:_perceive_sound"
    ],
    [
      "heren",
      "heren#Middle_English:_perceive_sound"
    ],
    [
      "har",
      "har#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "heoren",
      "heoren#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "her",
      "her#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "here",
      "here#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "heren",
      "heren#Middle_English"
    ],
    [
      "hēran",
      "heran#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "hīeran",
      "hieran#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "hīran",
      "hiran#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "hȳran",
      "hyran#Old_English"
    ],
    [
      "*hauʀijan",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hauʀijan"
    ],
    [
      "*hauzijaną",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hauzijaną"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ḱh₂owsyéti"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂eḱ-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂eḱ-"
    ],
    [
      "*h₂ows-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂ows-"
    ],
    [
      "*-yéti",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/-yéti"
    ],
    [
      "hear",
      "hear#North_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "hiar",
      "hiar#North_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "hiir",
      "hiir#North_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "hiire",
      "hiire#North_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "heere",
      "heere#Saterland_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "here",
      "here#Saterland_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "hearre",
      "hearre#West_Frisian"
    ],
    [
      "hearn",
      "hearn#Bavarian"
    ],
    [
      "hüre",
      "hüre#Central_Franconian"
    ],
    [
      "hòrran",
      "hòrran#Cimbrian"
    ],
    [
      "höarn",
      "höarn#Cimbrian"
    ],
    [
      "horen",
      "horen#Dutch"
    ],
    [
      "German",
      "hören#German"
    ],
    [
      "hören",
      "hören#Low_German"
    ],
    [
      "héieren",
      "héieren#Luxembourgish"
    ],
    [
      "הערן",
      "הערן#Yiddish"
    ],
    [
      "Danish",
      "høre#Danish"
    ],
    [
      "høre",
      "høre#Norwegian_Bokmål"
    ],
    [
      "ära",
      "ära#Elfdalian"
    ],
    [
      "hoyra",
      "hoyra#Faroese"
    ],
    [
      "heyra",
      "heyra#Icelandic"
    ],
    [
      "haur",
      "haur#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
    ],
    [
      "høra",
      "høra#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
    ],
    [
      "høre",
      "høre#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
    ],
    [
      "høyra",
      "høyra#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
    ],
    [
      "høyre",
      "høyre#Norwegian_Nynorsk"
    ],
    [
      "höra",
      "höra#Swedish"
    ],
    [
      "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽",
      "𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽#Gothic"
    ],
    [
      "ακούγω",
      "ακούγω#Greek"
    ],
    [
      "ακούω",
      "ακούω#Greek"
    ],
    [
      "κούω",
      "κούω#Italiot_Greek"
    ],
    [
      "āks-",
      "āks-#Tocharian_B"
    ]
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      "pos": "verb",
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        "To perceive sounds through the ear.",
        "To perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way.",
        "To exercise this faculty intentionally; to listen to.",
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