Where does “huslighed” come from?

huslighed (Danish) comes from Danish huslig, 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.

huslighed (Danish): domesticity

Definitions

  1. domesticity

Ancestry of “huslighed”, step by step

huslighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish huslig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhusligdomestic
2Danishhushouse; building; block of flats, cottage
3Old Danishhushouse
4Old Norsehúshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →