Where does “housel” come from?

housel (English) comes from German Hauschild, from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

housel (English): the Eucharist; To administer the Eucharist to; To...

Definitions

  1. the Eucharist; To administer the Eucharist to; To...

Ancestry of “housel”, step by step

housel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Hauschild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHauschild—
2Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanhūshouse
4Old High Germanhūshouse
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Middle English housel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhouselThe bread and wine utilised at Holy Communion;...
2Old Englishhūslhousel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice
3Proto-Germanichunsląoffering, sacrifice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
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