Where does “Hüttenwesen” come from?

Hüttenwesen (German) comes from German hütte, from Middle High German hütte, from Old High German hutta, from Proto-Germanic hudjǭ, from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

Hüttenwesen (German): metallurgy

Definitions

  1. metallurgy

Ancestry of “Hüttenwesen”, step by step

Hüttenwesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hütte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhüttehut, cabin, shack, cottage small house, typically built of light materials rather than stone
2Middle High Germanhütte—
3Old High Germanhuttahut
4Proto-Germanichudjǭbox, hut, hutch; hut, shelter
5Proto-Germanichūdijanąto hide, conceal
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewdʰ-to cover, encase; to hide, conceal; to cover,...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via German wēsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwēsencreature, being
2Middle High Germanwësen—
3Old High Germanwesanto be, exist
4Proto-West Germanicwesanto be
5Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūdijaną →