Where does “hüs” come from?

hüs (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hüs (North Frisian): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “hüs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhūshouse
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →