Where does “husvant” come from?

husvant (Danish) comes from Danish vant, from Danish vænne, from Old Danish wæniæ, from Old Norse venja, from Proto-Germanic wanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

husvant (Danish): familiar with or accustomed to a particular place (because one has been there many times before)

Definitions

  1. familiar with or accustomed to a particular place (because one has been there many times before)

Ancestry of “husvant”, step by step

husvant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vant

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvantusual, familiar
2Danishvænneto make someone accustomed to; get used to, get...
3Old Danishwæniæ—
4Old Norsevenjato accustom, to make used to; to train; to get...
5Proto-Germanicwanjanąto accustom, to make used to
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wanjaną →Every word from Old Norse venja →