Where does “hyresvärd” come from?
hyresvärd (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.
hyresvärd (Swedish): a landlord (person or entity from which one can rent apartments), a lessor
Definitions
- a landlord (person or entity from which one can rent apartments), a lessor
Ancestry of “hyresvärd”, step by step
hyresvärd 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 |
via Swedish värd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | värd | worth; worthy; having a value; a host; a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | værþer | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | verðr | meal; worth; worthy, deserving |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werþaz | worthy, valuable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |