Where does “housson” come from?

housson (French) comes from French houx, from Middle French houx, from Old French hous, from Frankish hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

housson (French): butcher's broom

Definitions

  1. butcher's broom

Ancestry of “housson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhouxholly
2Middle Frenchhoux—
3Old Frenchhousholly
4Frankishhulisholly
5Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Frankish hulis →Every word from Old French hous →
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