Where does “Enkhuizen” come from?

Enkhuizen (English) comes from Dutch Enkhuizen, 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
1DutchEnkhuizen—
2Middle Dutchhuushouse; castle; court, place where a formal...
3Old Dutchhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →