Where does “hurland” come from?

hurland (Old Saxon) comes 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.

hurland (Old Saxon): hired land

Definitions

  1. hired land

Ancestry of “hurland”, step by step

hurland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hūria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonhūrialease, rent
2Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
4Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

via Old Saxon land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonlandland
2Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
3Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →