Where does “Hurerei” come from?
Hurerei (German) comes from German hüren, from Middle High German huoren, from Old High German huorōn, from Proto-Germanic hōrōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Hurerei (German): prostitution, harlotry
Definitions
- prostitution, harlotry
Ancestry of “Hurerei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hüren | to whore |
| 2 | Middle High German | huoren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | huorōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hōrōną | to commit adultery |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |