Where does “bíóhús” come from?

bíóhús (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hús, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

bíóhús (Icelandic): cinema, movie theater

Definitions

  1. cinema, movie theater

Ancestry of “bíóhús”, step by step

bíóhús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hús

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichúshouse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Icelandic bíó

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbíócinema, movie theater
2Danishbiocinema; biology
3Danishbiografmovie theater; biographer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →