Where does “hus” come from?

hus (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hus (Crimean Gothic): house, home

Definitions

  1. house, home

Ancestry of “hus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
2Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →