Where does “hyreborg” come from?

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

hyreborg (Old English): interest

Definitions

  1. interest

Ancestry of “hyreborg”, step by step

hyreborg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hȳr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhȳrhire; employment for wages; pay for service;...
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
4Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

via Old English borg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishborgpledge
2Proto-Germanicburgōnąto borrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →
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