Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “hüren” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hüren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hüren”

  • heuern
  • heure
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