Where does “Ferienhaus” come from?

Ferienhaus (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.

Ferienhaus (German): holiday home

Definitions

  1. holiday home

Ancestry of “Ferienhaus”, step by step

Ferienhaus 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 Ferien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFerienvacation, holiday; school break
2Latinfēriaea holy day; a festival; a holiday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →