Where does “drivhus” come from?

drivhus (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drive, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

drivhus (Norwegian Bokmål): a greenhouse heated, hothouse

Definitions

  1. a greenhouse heated, hothouse

Ancestry of “drivhus”, step by step

drivhus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål drive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldriveto move; turn; to pursue; to deviate
2Old Norsedrífa—
3Proto-Germanicdrībanąto drive, push, compel to go
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhusa house; imperative of huse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “drivhus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drībaną →