Where does “fiskerhus” come from?

fiskerhus (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.

fiskerhus (Danish): a fisherman's hut; a fishing shack

Definitions

  1. a fisherman's hut; a fishing shack

Ancestry of “fiskerhus”, step by step

fiskerhus 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 Fisker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishFiskerfisherman, angler
2Old Norsefiskarifisherman
3Proto-Germanicfiskārijazfisher
4Proto-Germanicfiskazfish
5Indo-European*peysk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →