Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlustiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to hear”). Cognate with Sanskrit श्रुष्टि (śruṣṭi). Related to Irish cluas (“ear”), Latin clueō (“be spoken of, be reputed”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈxlus.tiz/

*hlustiz f

1. hearing
2. ear, ear opening

• Old English: hlyst
  • Middle English: lust, list
    • English: list
• Old Frisian: hlest
• Old Saxon: hlust
  • Middle Low German: lust
• Old Dutch: *hlust, *lust
  • Middle Dutch: lust
• Old Norse: hlust
  • Icelandic: hlust
  • Faroese: lust