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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhütte—
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,...
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