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Where does “hūʀiju” come from?

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

hūʀiju (Proto-West Germanic): payment, hire; interest

Definitions

  1. payment, hire; interest

Ancestry of “hūʀiju”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūʀiju”

  • 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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