Where does “gróðurhús” come from?

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

gróðurhús (Icelandic): greenhouse

Definitions

  1. greenhouse

Ancestry of “gróðurhús”, step by step

gróðurhús 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 gróður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgróðurplants, growth, vegetation

Words derived from “gróðurhús”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →