Where does “huur” come from?

huur (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hûre, from Old Dutch hūra, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

huur (Dutch): renting, hiring; rent

Definitions

  1. renting, hiring; rent

Ancestry of “huur”, step by step

huur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hûre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhûre—
2Old Dutchhūra—
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
4Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
5Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

via Dutch moordenaar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmoordenaarmurderer
2Middle Dutchmordenaremurderer

Words derived from “huur”

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