Where does “gnornhof” come from?

gnornhof (Old English) comes from Old English hōf, from Proto-West Germanic *hōf, from Proto-Germanic hufą, from Proto-Indo-European keup-, from Proto-Indo-European keu- — bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright.

gnornhof (Old English): a house of grief

Definitions

  1. a house of grief

Ancestry of “gnornhof”, step by step

gnornhof traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hōf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōfcourt, hall
2Proto-West Germanic*hōf—
3Proto-Germanichufąhill, elevated place; house, hall, estate
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeup-to arch, bend, buckle; a hollow
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeu-bend; vault, hole; to shine; light; bright

via Old English gnorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgnornsad, sorrowful, dejected, complaining
2Proto-West Germanicgnuʀn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European keup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hufą →