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

to listen
to whisper

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: luisteren
Limburgish: loestere

Further reading

Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “luusteren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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