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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/heuer

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
heuer
Friedrich Kluge2511451An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — heuer1891John Francis Davis

heuer, adv., from the equiv. MidHG. hiure, OHG. hiuru, adv., ‘in this year’; derived from hiu jâru (see Jahr), the chief accent being placed on the pron. Respecting hiu see heute, in which the component parts are equally obscure.