Where does “huren” come from?

huren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hūren, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

huren (Middle Dutch): to rent; to hire

Definitions

  1. to rent; to hire

Ancestry of “huren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhūren—
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
3Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

Words derived from “huren”

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