Middle English word hiren comes from Proto-Germanic *hūrijō ((monetary) interest. Payment; hire.), Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *ḱrū-, Proto-Germanic *hezōz, Proto-Indo-European *kr̥-, Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz (Mild; gentle; dear. Trusted; familiar.), Middle English hir ((possessive) her (belonging to a female person).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *hūrijō | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (monetary) interest. Payment; hire. |
| *ḱerh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *ḱrū- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *hezōz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| *kr̥- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *hiurijaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Mild; gentle; dear. Trusted; familiar. |
| hir | Middle English (enm) | (possessive) her (belonging to a female person). |
| hȳr | Old English (ang) | |
| hiere | Old English (ang) | |
| hire | Old English (ang) | |
| hīere | Old English (ang) | |
| *hurną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Horn. |
| *hurnijǭ | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A little horn; hook. An angle; corner; nook. |
| herne | Old Frisian (ofs) | |
| hyrni | Old Norse (non) | |
| hyre | Middle English (enm) | |
| hyrne | Old English (ang) | Angle. Corner. Horn. |
| her | English (eng) | (informal) A female person or animal. Belonging to her. The form of she used after a preposition or as the object of a verb; that woman, that ship, etc. |
| hiren | Middle English (enm) |