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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)