Where does “Heuer” come from?

Heuer (German) comes from German Heu, from Middle High German höuwe, from Old High German hewi, from Proto-West Germanic hawi, from Proto-Germanic hawją, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną, from Proto-Celtic sukkos, from Proto-Indo-European suH- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

Heuer (German): pay

Definitions

  1. pay

Ancestry of “Heuer”, step by step

Heuer traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Heu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHeuhay; plentiful money; marijuana
2Middle High Germanhöuwehay
3Old High Germanhewihay
4Proto-West Germanichawihay
5Proto-Germanichawjąhay
6Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
7Proto-Celticsukkospig (snout)
8Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
9Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
10Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

via Middle Low German hüre

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

via Middle High German hiure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhiure
2Old High Germanhiuro
3Old High Germanhērnoble, austere, venerable, aged; gray-haired,...
4Proto-Germanic*hair
5Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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