Where does “hustyv” come from?

hustyv (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.

hustyv (Danish): thief, burglar person who steals from the house in which they live or from the household to which they belong

Definitions

  1. thief, burglar person who steals from the house in which they live or from the household to which they belong

Ancestry of “hustyv”, step by step

hustyv 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 tyv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtyvthief
2Old Danishthiufthief
3Old Norseþjófrthief
4Proto-Germanicþeubazthief
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewpó-—

Words derived from “hustyv”

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