Where does “üür” come from?
üür (Estonian) comes from Middle Low German hüre, from Old Saxon hūria, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.
üür (Estonian): rent
Ancestry of “üür”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | hüre | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hūria | lease, rent |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀiju | payment, hire; interest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀijan | to hire; to pay |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūzijaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kūs- | price, hire |