Where does “honningkagehus” come from?

honningkagehus (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.

honningkagehus (Danish): a miniature house constructed of honey cake

Definitions

  1. a miniature house constructed of honey cake

Ancestry of “honningkagehus”, step by step

honningkagehus 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 honningkage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhonningkage—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →