luusteren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lūsteron, from Proto-West Germanic *hlūstrēn, frequentative of *hlūstaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”).

Verb

luusteren

  1. to listen
  2. to whisper

Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: luisteren
    • Afrikaans: luister
  • Limburgish: loestere

Further reading

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