Where does “Berg-Hauswurz” come from?
Berg-Hauswurz (German) comes from German Hauswurz, 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.
Berg-Hauswurz (German): mountain houseleek; any plant of the species Sempervivum montanum
Definitions
- mountain houseleek; any plant of the species Sempervivum montanum
Ancestry of “Berg-Hauswurz”, step by step
Berg-Hauswurz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hauswurz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hauswurz | houseleek; any plant of the genus Sempervivum |
| 2 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 3 | Middle High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |