Where does “Hauswirt” come from?

Hauswirt (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.

Hauswirt (German): landlord

Definitions

  1. landlord

Ancestry of “Hauswirt”, step by step

Hauswirt 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 wirt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwirtpubkeeper; innkeeper
2Middle High Germanwirt—
3Old High Germanwirthost
4Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
5Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →