Where does “hūre” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hūre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhuriahire, rent
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 hūzijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan