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Where does “prehire” come from?

prehire (English) comes from English hire, from Middle English hire, from Old English hire, from Proto-Germanic hezōi, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

prehire (English): Occurring before an employee is hired; Whereby an...

Definitions

  1. Occurring before an employee is hired; Whereby an...

Ancestry of “prehire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhirePayment for the temporary use of something;...
2Middle EnglishhireThird-person singular feminine genitive...
3Old Englishhiregenitive/dative of hēo
4Proto-Germanichezōidative singular feminine of *hiz
5Proto-Germanic*hiz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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