Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti.

Germanic cognates include Old Frisian hera (West Frisian hearre), Old Saxon hōrian (Low German hören, höörn), Middle Dutch horen (Dutch horen), Old High German hōren (German hören), Old Norse heyra (Danish høre, Swedish höra), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 ‎(hausjan). Indo-European cognates include Albanian qyr ‎(“to look, observe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhyːrɑn/