Where does “Krankehaus” come from?

Krankehaus (Hunsrik) comes from Hunsrik Haus, 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.

Krankehaus (Hunsrik): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “Krankehaus”, step by step

Krankehaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hunsrik Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikHaushouse
2Central FranconianHaushouse
3Middle High Germanhūshouse
4Old High Germanhūshouse
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Hunsrik krank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hunsrikkrankill, sick
2Middle High Germankrank—
3Old High Germankrank—
4Proto-West Germanickrankweak, sick
5Proto-Germanickrankazbent; crooked; weak
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →