Where does “eldhús” come from?

eldhús (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic eldur, from Old Norse eldr, from Proto-Germanic ailidaz, from Proto-Germanic ailijaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- — to ignite; fire.

eldhús (Icelandic): kitchen

Definitions

  1. kitchen

Ancestry of “eldhús”, step by step

eldhús traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic eldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiceldurfire
2Old Norseeldrfire
3Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
4Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

via Icelandic hús

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

Words derived from “eldhús”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailijaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic ailidaz →
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