Where does “huurwoning” come from?

huurwoning (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.

huurwoning (Dutch): tenement

Definitions

  1. tenement

Ancestry of “huurwoning”, step by step

huurwoning 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 woning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoninghouse, abode, residence, dwelling
2Middle Dutchwoninge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →