Where does “hønsehus” come from?

hønsehus (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.

hønsehus (Norwegian Bokmål): a henhouse

Definitions

  1. a henhouse

Ancestry of “hønsehus”, step by step

hønsehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

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

via Norwegian Bokmål høns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhønshens
2Old Norsehœns—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →