Where does “hivsset” come from?

hivsset (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish hyysikkä, from Swedish hus, from Old Swedish [[hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hivsset (Northern Sami): toilet, WC

Definitions

  1. toilet, WC

Ancestry of “hivsset”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyysikkäouthouse
2Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
3Old Swedish[[hus—
4Old Norsehúshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hivsset”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →