Where does “houselyng” come from?

houselyng (Middle English) comes from Old English hūslung, from Old English hūslian, from Proto-Germanic hunslōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

Ancestry of “houselyng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūslungadministration of the sacrament
2Old Englishhūslianto administer the sacrament
3Proto-Germanichunslōnąto sacrifice, offer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “houselyng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunslōną →Every word from Old English hūslian →