Where does “slagtehus” come from?

slagtehus (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.

slagtehus (Danish): a slaughterhouse literally and figuratively

Definitions

  1. a slaughterhouse literally and figuratively

Ancestry of “slagtehus”, step by step

slagtehus 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 slagte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishslagteto slaughter; to criticise harshly, to pan
2Middle Low Germanslachten—
3Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →