Where does “Husky” come from?

Husky (English) comes from English husk, from Middle English huske, from Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Husky (English): An Eskimo person

Definitions

  1. An Eskimo person

Ancestry of “Husky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhuskThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain...
2Middle Englishhuskehusk
3Germanic*hosā—
4Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Husky”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →