Where does “hyreshus” come from?
hyreshus (Swedish) comes from Swedish hyra, 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.
hyreshus (Swedish): an apartment building with apartments that are rented
Definitions
- an apartment building with apartments that are rented
Ancestry of “hyreshus”, step by step
hyreshus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hyra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hyra | a rent; what is paid in order to rent something;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hüre | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hūria | lease, rent |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀiju | payment, hire; interest |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūʀijan | to hire; to pay |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūzijaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kūs- | price, hire |