Words that come from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan

300 words across 20 languages descend from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan — including her, here, hair, hers, hire, heir, hare, hereby.

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English (216)

Middle English (32)

Dutch (12)

Esperanto (5)

Old English (5)

Swedish (4)

Middle Dutch (3)

Old Dutch (3)

German (3)

Scots (3)

Middle Low German (3)

Japanese (2)

Proto-West Germanic (2)

Nigerian Pidgin (1)

Cebuano (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Torres Strait Creole (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Saterland Frisian (1)