Where does “hyra” come from?

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

hyra (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hire, employ; singular definite of hyre

Definitions

  1. to hire, employ; singular definite of hyre

Ancestry of “hyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhüren—
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
3Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →