Where does “hyre” come from?

hyre (Middle English) comes from Old English hȳr, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

hyre (Middle English): Alternative form of hire

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hire

Ancestry of “hyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhȳrhire; employment for wages; pay for service;...
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
4Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →
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