Where does “hȳrling” come from?
hȳrling (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijuling, from Proto-West Germanic -ling, from Proto-Germanic -lingaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
hȳrling (Old English): hireling, employee
Ancestry of “hȳrling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀijuling | employee, hireling |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | -ling | Forms noun-derivatives with sense of 'belonging... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -lingaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “hȳrling”