Where does “Haus” come from?

Haus (Hunsrik) comes from Central Franconian 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.

Haus (Hunsrik): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “Haus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central FranconianHaushouse
2Middle High Germanhūshouse
3Old High Germanhūshouse
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “Haus”

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