Where does “Schluechthaus” come from?

Schluechthaus (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.

Schluechthaus (Luxembourgish): slaughterhouse, abattoir

Definitions

  1. slaughterhouse, abattoir

Ancestry of “Schluechthaus”, step by step

Schluechthaus 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 Schluecht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchluechtbattle
2Old High Germanslaht
3Proto-Germanicslahtizbeating, hitting, killing, murder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslek-to beat, pound
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs