Where does “Hausgrille” come from?

Hausgrille (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.

Hausgrille (German): house cricket

Definitions

  1. house cricket

Ancestry of “Hausgrille”, step by step

Hausgrille 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 Grille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGrillecricket; hobby
2Middle High Germangrillecricket
3Old High Germangrillo—
4Latingrylluscricket, grasshopper; a comic figure
5Ancient Greekγρύλλοςkind of dance performed in Egypt; performer in...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →