Where does “huren” come from?

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

huren (Dutch): to rent, hire

Definitions

  1. to rent, hire

Ancestry of “huren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “huren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →