Where does “brouwhuis” come from?

brouwhuis (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hese, from Old Dutch *hēsi — undergrowth, shrubland, brushwood.

brouwhuis (Dutch): brewery

Definitions

  1. brewery

Ancestry of “brouwhuis”, step by step

brouwhuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch hese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhese—
2Old Dutch*hēsiundergrowth, shrubland, brushwood

via Middle Dutch bru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbru—
Every word from Old Dutch *hēsi →Every word from Middle Dutch hese →