Where does “spøgelseshus” come from?

spøgelseshus (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.

spøgelseshus (Danish): ghost house, haunted house house said to be inhabited by supernatural beings

Definitions

  1. ghost house, haunted house house said to be inhabited by supernatural beings

Ancestry of “spøgelseshus”, step by step

spøgelseshus 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 spøgelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishspøgelseghost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →