Where does “Enkhuizen” come from?

Enkhuizen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch huus, from Old Dutch hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “Enkhuizen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhuushouse; castle; court, place where a formal...
2Old Dutchhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Enkhuizen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →
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