Where does “Forsthaus” come from?

Forsthaus (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.

Forsthaus (German): forester's lodge, house

Definitions

  1. forester's lodge, house

Ancestry of “Forsthaus”, step by step

Forsthaus 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 Old English forst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishforstfrost
2Proto-West Germanicfurhiþiforest, woodland
3Proto-Germanicfurhiþjąforest, wooded country
4Proto-Germanicfurhōfir; pine; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →