Where does “Waisenhaus” come from?

Waisenhaus (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.

Waisenhaus (German): orphanage

Definitions

  1. orphanage

Ancestry of “Waisenhaus”, step by step

Waisenhaus 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 Waise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaiseorphan
2Old High Germanweisoorphan
3Proto-West Germanicwaisoorphan
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweys-to raise, increase; to produce, procreate

Words derived from “Waisenhaus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →