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Where does “Hausmann” come from?

Hausmann (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.

Hausmann (German): househusband, house husband

Definitions

  1. househusband, house husband

Ancestry of “Hausmann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaushouse; home; theatre
2Middle High Germanhūs—
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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