Where does “Schneckenhaus” come from?

Schneckenhaus (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.

Schneckenhaus (German): snailshell

Definitions

  1. snailshell

Ancestry of “Schneckenhaus”, step by step

Schneckenhaus 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 Schnecke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchneckesnail, slug; An attractive woman; chick; The...
2Middle High Germansnëcke—
3Old High Germansneggo—
4Proto-Germanicsneggôsnail
5Proto-Germanic-gôAppended to verbs and adjectives to create nouns,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →