Where does “húsaleiga” come from?

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

húsaleiga (Icelandic): rent paid on a house

Definitions

  1. rent paid on a house

Ancestry of “húsaleiga”, step by step

húsaleiga 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 leiga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicleigarent
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →
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