Where does “Hurenhaus” come from?

Hurenhaus (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.

Hurenhaus (German): brothel (house of prostitution)

Definitions

  1. brothel (house of prostitution)

Ancestry of “Hurenhaus”, step by step

Hurenhaus 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 hüre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhürewhore female prostitute
2Middle High Germanhuore—
3Old High Germanhuora—
4Proto-Germanichōrǭwhore, adulteress
5Proto-Indo-Europeankéh₂rosloved; dear
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂-to desire, wish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →