Where does “auksjonshus” come from?

auksjonshus (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

auksjonshus (Norwegian Nynorsk): an auction house

Definitions

  1. an auction house

Ancestry of “auksjonshus”, step by step

auksjonshus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk hus

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk auksjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskauksjonan auction
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →