Where does “üürikorter” come from?

üürikorter (Estonian) comes from Estonian üür, 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.

üürikorter (Estonian): rented flat, rented apartment, rental apartment

Definitions

  1. rented flat, rented apartment, rental apartment

Ancestry of “üürikorter”, step by step

üürikorter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian üür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianüürrent
2Middle Low Germanhüre—
3Old Saxonhūrialease, rent
4Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
5Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
6Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

via Estonian korter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankorterapartment
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →