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English word listen comes from Proto-Germanic *hlusnōną, and later Old English hlysnan (To listen.)
*hlusnōną (Proto-Germanic)
hlysnan (Old English)
To listen.
listnen (Middle English)
listen (English)
(intransitive) To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent.. (intransitive) To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal.. (intransitive) To pay attention to a sound or speech.. (transitive, archaic) To hear (something or someone), to pay attention to.