Where does “gavlhus” come from?

gavlhus (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.

gavlhus (Danish): gable house

Definitions

  1. gable house

Ancestry of “gavlhus”, step by step

gavlhus 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 gavl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgavlgable
2Old Norsegaflgable; gable end
3Proto-Germanicgabla-top
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰobʰ-lo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →