Where does “huizen” come from?
huizen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch husen, from Old Dutch hūson, from Proto-Germanic hūsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
huizen (Dutch): to live
Ancestry of “huizen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | husen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hūson | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūsōną | to house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “huizen”