Where does “gekhuis” come from?

gekhuis (Dutch) comes from Dutch huis, from Dutch raad, from Middle Dutch râet, from Old Dutch rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

gekhuis (Dutch): Alternative form of gekkenhuis

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gekkenhuis

Ancestry of “gekhuis”, step by step

gekhuis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch huis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhuisA house, home, residence; A genealogical house,...
2DutchraadAn advice, counsel; A council, board, body which...
3Middle Dutchrâet
4Old Dutchrāt
5Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
6Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Dutch gek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgekcrazy, mad; ludicrous, farcical; silly, playful
2Middle Dutchgeckmadman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-