Where does “hyra” come from?

hyra (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German hüre, 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.

hyra (Swedish): a rent; what is paid in order to rent something;...

Definitions

  1. a rent; what is paid in order to rent something;...

Ancestry of “hyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanhüre—
2Old Saxonhūrialease, rent
3Proto-West Germanichūʀijupayment, hire; interest
4Proto-West Germanichūʀijanto hire; to pay
5Proto-Germanichūzijaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankūs-price, hire

Words derived from “hyra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūs- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūzijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūʀijan →