Where does “ledvogterhus” come from?

ledvogterhus (Danish) comes from Danish ledvogter, from Danish led, from Old Danish lith, from Old Norse hlið, from Proto-Germanic hlidą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

ledvogterhus (Danish): a crossing keeper's house located at a railway crossing

Definitions

  1. a crossing keeper's house located at a railway crossing

Ancestry of “ledvogterhus”, step by step

ledvogterhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ledvogter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishledvogtercrossing keeper, flagman
2Danishledjoint; link; link, part
3Old Danishlith—
4Old Norsehliðgate; side; a gap, gate, space
5Proto-Germanichlidąlid, cover
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlitóscovered, sheltered; leaning, sloped, inclined
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

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 ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlitós →