Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlustiz

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

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlus.tiz/

Noun

*hlustiz f

hearing
ear, ear opening

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hlustiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlustiz	*hlustīz
vocative	*hlusti	*hlustīz
accusative	*hlustį	*hlustinz
genitive	*hlustīz	*hlustijǫ̂
dative	*hlustī	*hlustimaz
instrumental	*hlustī	*hlustimiz

Descendants

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