Where does “Neithausen” come from?
Neithausen (German) comes from German hausen, from Middle High German hūsen, from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic hūsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Ancestry of “Neithausen”, step by step
Neithausen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German hausen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hausen | to dwell, to reside; to rage, to rampage |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūsen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hūsōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūsōną | to house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Anglo-Norman neit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | neit | good, desireable, clean |
| 2 | Old French | net | neat, decent |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | nittus | — |
| 4 | Latin | nitidus | shining, polished, glittering; handsome,... |
| 5 | Latin | nitere | second-person singular future active indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | niteo | I am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ney- | to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited |
| 8 | Cebuano | -hi | — |