Where does “hyski” come from?

hyski (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hýski, from Proto-Germanic hīwiskiją, from Proto-Germanic hīwą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- — to be lying down; to settle.

hyski (Icelandic): rabble, beggars, white trash, low people;...

Definitions

  1. rabble, beggars, white trash, low people;...

Ancestry of “hyski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehýskidomestic unit, household
2Proto-Germanichīwiskijąhousehold
3Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱeyw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hīwą →