Where does “Haus” come from?

Haus (German) comes 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.

Haus (German): house; home; theatre

Definitions

  1. house; home; theatre

Ancestry of “Haus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhūshouse
2Old High Germanhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Haus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs