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
Ancestry of “Waisenhaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | haus | singular imperative of hausen; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hūs | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |