Where does “housling” come from?

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

Ancestry of “housling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūslungadministration of the sacrament
2Old Englishhūslianto administer the sacrament
3Proto-Germanichunslōnąto sacrifice, offer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunslōną →Every word from Old English hūslian →
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