Where does “forsamlingshus” come from?

forsamlingshus (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.

forsamlingshus (Danish): a village hall building used for lectures, meetings, private or public parties, dancing, gymnastics, etc., especially in a smaller town

Definitions

  1. a village hall building used for lectures, meetings, private or public parties, dancing, gymnastics, etc., especially in a smaller town

Ancestry of “forsamlingshus”, step by step

forsamlingshus 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 forsamling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforsamlingan assembly or congregation
2Norwegian Bokmålforsamle—
3Middle Low Germanvorsamelen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →
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