Where does “houština” come from?

houština (Czech) comes from Czech houšť, from Old Czech hústi, from Proto-Slavic gǫsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei, from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti, from Proto-Indo-European gewH- — to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

houština (Czech): thicket, bushes, coppice, brushwood, underbrush

Definitions

thicket, bushes, coppice, brushwood, underbrush

Ancestry of “houština”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Czech	houšť	thicket
2	Old Czech	hústi	to play an instrument
3	Proto-Slavic	gǫsti	to make a sound, hum, sing; to weep, wail, howl;...
4	Proto-Balto-Slavic	gaustei	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	gewH-	to call, name; to invoke, call on; to cry, cry...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gowh₂-dʰh₁-y-óti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gaustei →