kleu-

To hear. Oldest form *k̑leu-, becoming *kleu- in centum languages.

Derivatives include leer, loud, and Hercules.

I. Extended form *kleus-. leer, from Old English hlēor, 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 *hlusinōn.

3. Suffixed lengthened form *klū-to-.

a. loud, from Old English hlūd, loud;

b. ablaut, umlaut, from Old High German hlūt, sound. Both a and b from Germanic *hlūdaz, “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 Herculēs, from Greek Hēraklēs, Hērakleēs.

3. Suffixed form *kleu-to-. sarod, from Middle Persian srōd, sarod, akin to Avestan sraota-, hearing, sound, from Iranian *srauta-.

 

[Pokorny 1. k̑leu- 605.]

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