Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “hüre” come from?

hüre (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hūria, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

Ancestry of “hüre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhūrialease, rent
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
4Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

Words derived from “hüre”

  • hyra
  • hyresnämnd
  • hyresvärd
  • hyresgäst
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