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hēran

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Old English word hēran comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱst-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ows-, Proto-Indo-European *-yéti, Proto-Indo-European *yé-, Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (Ear.), Proto-Indo-European *kuHs-

*h₂eḱst- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂ows- (Proto-Indo-European)

*-yéti (Proto-Indo-European)

Creates intransitive, often deponent, imperfective verbs from roots.

*yé- (Proto-Indo-European)

*h₂ṓws (Proto-Indo-European)

Ear.

*kuHs- (Proto-Indo-European)

*hūzijaną (Proto-Germanic)

To hire, pay.

*h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (Proto-Indo-European)

To be sharp-eared, to hear well.

*hauzijaną (Proto-Germanic)

To hear.

hȳran (Old English)

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