Where does “hyre” come from?

hyre (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Middle Low German hüre, 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.

hyre (Norwegian Nynorsk): wage, pay; Alternative form of hyra

Definitions

  1. wage, pay; Alternative form of hyra

Ancestry of “hyre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhüre—
2Old Saxonhūrialease, rent
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
4Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
5Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →