Where does “gæsthus” come from?

gæsthus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “gæsthus”, step by step

gæsthus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Old English ġiest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġiestguest
2Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →
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