Where does “Hus” come from?
Hus comes from Czech Hus, the surname of Jan Hus, the 15th-century Bohemian religious reformer and martyr whose name became synonymous with his reform movement.
Hus (English): notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer
Definitions
- notably borne by Jan Hus, a Czech religious reformer
Ancestry of “Hus”, step by step
Hus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch huis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | huis | A house, home, residence; A genealogical house,... |
| 2 | Dutch | raad | An advice, counsel; A council, board, body which... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | râet | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | rāt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |