Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hūʀiju

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *hūʀijan (to hire; to pay) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*hūʀiju f

  1. payment, hire
  2. interest

Inflection

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hūʀiju
Genitive *hūʀijā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hūʀiju *hūʀijō
Accusative *hūʀijā *hūʀijā
Genitive *hūʀijā *hūʀijō
Dative *hūʀijē *hūʀijōm, *hūʀijum
Instrumental *hūʀiju *hūʀijōm, *hūʀijum

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “huren”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press:pgm. *hūrjō-