Where does “huren” come from?
huren (Middle English) comes from Middle English heren, from Old English hīeran, from Proto-West Germanic hauʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hauzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱh₂owsyéti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
huren (Middle English): Alternative form of heren
Definitions
- Alternative form of heren
Ancestry of “huren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heren | to hear; Third-person plural genitive pronoun:... |
| 2 | Old English | hīeran | to hear |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |