Where does “afhuren” come from?

afhuren (Dutch) comes from Dutch huren, from Middle Dutch huren, from Old Dutch hūren, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

afhuren (Dutch): to rent (a property)

Definitions

  1. to rent (a property)

Ancestry of “afhuren”, step by step

afhuren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhurento rent, hire
2Middle Dutchhurento rent; to hire
3Old Dutchhūren—
4Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
5Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afhuren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →