| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix I
Indo-European Roots |
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| ENTRY: | kleu- |
| DEFINITION: | To hear. Oldest form * leu-, becoming *kleu- in centum languages.
Derivatives include leer, loud, and Hercules.
I. Extended form *kleus-. leer, from Old English hl or, cheek (< “side of the face” < “ear”), from Germanic *hleuza-.
II. Zero-grade form *klu-. 1. list4, from Old English hlystan, to listen, from Germanic *hlustjan. 2. listen, from Old English hlysnan, to listen, from Germanic *hlusin n. 3. Suffixed lengthened form *kl -to-. a. loud, from Old English hld, loud; b. ablaut, umlaut, from Old High German hlt, sound. Both a and b from Germanic *hldaz, “heard,” loud.
III. Full-grade form *kleu-. 1. Suffixed form *klew-yo-. Clio, from Greek kleiein, to praise, tell. 2. Suffixed form *klew-es-, “fame.” Hercules, from Latin Herculs, from Greek Hrakls, Hrakles. 3. Suffixed form *kleu-to-. sarod, from Middle Persian srd, sarod, akin to Avestan sraota-, hearing, sound, from Iranian *srauta-. (Pokorny 1. leu- 605.) |
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