Where does “Hausverstand” come from?

Hausverstand (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.

Hausverstand (German): common sense

Definitions

  1. common sense

Ancestry of “Hausverstand”, step by step

Hausverstand 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 Verstand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerstandintellect; accord, consensus; sense, particular...
2Germanverstehento understand, comprehend; to know, know how to,...
3Middle High Germanverstān—
4Old High Germanfirstān—
5Proto-Germanicfrastāną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →
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