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Where does “heuern” come from?

heuern (German) comes from Middle Low German hüren, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

heuern (German): to hire

Definitions

  1. to hire

Ancestry of “heuern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhüren—
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
3Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

Words derived from “heuern”

  • heure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →