Where does “stuehus” come from?

stuehus (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.

stuehus (Danish): a farmhouse the residential house on a country property as opposed to, for example, a stable, barn and outbuildings

Definitions

  1. a farmhouse the residential house on a country property as opposed to, for example, a stable, barn and outbuildings

Ancestry of “stuehus”, step by step

stuehus 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 stue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstueliving room; room; first floor, ground floor
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →