Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

‘to hear’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-.

23 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-, most familiar first.

• listen ← listenen ← hlysnan ← *hlusnijaną
• listening ← listnynge ← hlysnan ← *hlusnijaną
• client ← clyent ← cliēns ← clueō ← *kluēō
• loud ← loude ← hlūde ← *hlūdē ← *hlūdê
• scout ← escoute ← escouter ← auscultō ← *auskoltā
• clientele ← cliēns ← clueō ← *kluēō
• linn ← *linne ← hlynn ← *hlunni ← *hlunniz
• loudness ← loudnesse ← hlūdnes ← hlūd ← *hlūd
• leer ← ler ← hlēor ← *hleuʀ ← *hleuzą
• lithe ← lithen ← hlýða ← *hliuþijaną
• shruti ← श्रुति ← श्रु ← *ḱlu-
• umlaut ← Laut ← lūt ← lūt ← *hlūd

More words from *ḱlew-

• shloka
• ablaut
• clientèle
• anlaut
• auslaut
• cledonomancy
• cledonism
• cledonomantic
• loude
• savaka
• sravaka

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew-