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Where does “hūsen” come from?

hūsen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hūsōn, from Proto-Germanic hūsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “hūsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhūsōn—
2Proto-Germanichūsōnąto house
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hūsen”

  • hause
  • haus
  • haust
  • hausen
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