English hearken

← Old English hercnian (inherited)

← Old English heorcnian (mention)

← Old English hyrcnian (mention)

← Old English *heorcian (mention)

← Old English -n- (mention)

← English hear (mention)

← English hark (suffix)

← English en (suffix)

← Middle English herkenen (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną (inherited)

← Proto-West Germanic *hauʀijan (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (root)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱh₂owsyéti (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *-yéti (mention)

→ English harken (mention)

→ English hearkeneth (suffix)

→ English hearken back (mention)

→ English hearken back (mention)

→ English hearkener (suffix)

→ English hearkenest (suffix)

→ English behearken (prefix)