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

1. to listen
2. 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