Where does “Irrenhaus” come from?

Irrenhaus (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.

Irrenhaus (German): asylum, madhouse, insane asylum, lunatic asylum

Definitions

  1. asylum, madhouse, insane asylum, lunatic asylum

Ancestry of “Irrenhaus”, step by step

Irrenhaus 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 Irrer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIrrera mentally ill man, lunatic
2Germanirrecrazy, insane, mad, mental; crazy, incredible,...
3Old High Germanirriconfused
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →