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Where does “hȳr” come from?

hȳr (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.

hȳr (Old English): hire; employment for wages; pay for service;...

Definitions

  1. hire; employment for wages; pay for service;...

Ancestry of “hȳr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hȳr”

  • here
  • hair
  • hers
  • hire
  • heir
  • hare
  • hereby
  • herein
  • hairy
  • Hare
  • whore
  • heiress
  • hereinafter
  • hoary
  • haircut
  • hearse
  • hoar
  • hereabouts
  • hereunder
  • hairline
  • hairpin
  • hereinbefore
  • har
  • hairless
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