Where does “auksjonshus” come from?
auksjonshus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
auksjonshus (Norwegian Bokmål): an auction house
Ancestry of “auksjonshus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hus | a house; imperative of huse |
| 2 | Old Norse | hús | house |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |