Where does “Hauswand” come from?

Hauswand (German) comes from German wand, from Middle Dutch gewant, from Old Dutch giwant, from Old High German wenten, from Proto-West Germanic *wandijan, from Proto-Germanic wandijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

Hauswand (German): A house wall; the wall of a house

Definitions

  1. A house wall; the wall of a house

Ancestry of “Hauswand”, step by step

Hauswand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandfirst/third-person singular preterite of winden
2Middle Dutchgewant—
3Old Dutchgiwant—
4Old High Germanwentento turn
5Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
6Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →