Where does “baghus” come from?

baghus (Danish) comes from Danish hus, from Old Danish hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

baghus (Danish): (storey) house built behind a front house on the same plot (typically accessed via a gate and a backyard)

Definitions

  1. (storey) house built behind a front house on the same plot (typically accessed via a gate and a backyard)

Ancestry of “baghus”, step by step

baghus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
2Old Danishhushouse
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Danish bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbagbehind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
2Danishbageto bake; indefinite plural of bag
3Old Norsebakato bake
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →