Where does “Heemechtshaus” come from?

Heemechtshaus (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Haus, from Central Franconian Haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Heemechtshaus (Luxembourgish): parents' house, family home

Definitions

  1. parents' house, family home

Ancestry of “Heemechtshaus”, step by step

Heemechtshaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHaushouse
2Central FranconianHaushouse
3Middle High Germanhūshouse
4Old High Germanhūshouse
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Luxembourgish Heemecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishHeemechthome, homeland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →