Where does “Hier” come from?
Hier (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hēr, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀiju, from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European kūs- — price, hire.
Hier (Saterland Frisian): hair
Ancestry of “Hier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | hēr | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀiju | payment, hire; interest |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀijan | to hire; to pay |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūzijaną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kūs- | price, hire |
Words derived from “Hier”