Where does “veksthus” come from?

veksthus (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.

veksthus (Norwegian Bokmål): a greenhouse

Definitions

  1. a greenhouse

Ancestry of “veksthus”, step by step

veksthus 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 vekst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvekstgrowth; a plant
2Old Norsevǫxtrgrowth, increase
3Proto-Germanicwahstuzsize, growth
4Indo-European*h₂weks-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →