Where does “Gemeindehaus” come from?

Gemeindehaus (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.

Gemeindehaus (German): church hall, parish hall

Definitions

  1. church hall, parish hall

Ancestry of “Gemeindehaus”, step by step

Gemeindehaus 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 gemeinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemeindemunicipality
2Middle High Germangemeinde—
3Old High Germangemeinida—
4Proto-Germanic-iþō-ness, -th
5Proto-Indo-European-iteh₂-th
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →