Where does “cvokhaus” come from?

cvokhaus (Czech) comes from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

cvokhaus (Czech): loony bin

Definitions

  1. loony bin

Ancestry of “cvokhaus”, step by step

cvokhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Czech cvok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechcvoknutcase; A short nail with wide round head, a...
2Middle High Germanzwec—
3Old High Germanzwec—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →