Where does “hus” come from?

hus (Middle English) comes from Middle English hous, from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hus (Middle English): Alternative form of hous; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hous; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “hus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
2Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hus”

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