Where does “Hefshuizen” come from?

Hefshuizen (Dutch) comes from Dutch Uithuizen, from Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “Hefshuizen”, step by step

Hefshuizen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Uithuizen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchUithuizen—
2Old Frisianhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Dutch Hefswal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchHefswal—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →