Where does “hushjørne” come from?

hushjørne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hjørne, from Danish hjørne, from Old Norse hyrna, from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

hushjørne (Norwegian Bokmål): a house corner

Definitions

  1. a house corner

Ancestry of “hushjørne”, step by step

hushjørne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål hjørne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhjørnea corner
2Danishhjørnecorner; nook; niche
3Old Norsehyrnapoint of an axe-head
4Proto-Germanichurnijǭa little horn; hook; an angle; corner; nook
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

via Norwegian Bokmål hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhusa house; imperative of huse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂-Every word from Proto-Germanic hurnijǭEvery word from Old Norse hyrna