Where does “Atriumhaus” come from?

Atriumhaus (German) comes 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.

Atriumhaus (German): A house with a central courtyard

Definitions

  1. A house with a central courtyard

Ancestry of “Atriumhaus”, step by step

Atriumhaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German haus

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

via German Atrium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAtriumatrium; Atriumhaus
2Latinātriuma welcoming room in a Roman villa; reception hall, main court
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →