Where does “hūs” come from?

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

hūs (Old English): dwelling, shelter, house; house

Definitions

  1. dwelling, shelter, house; house

Ancestry of “hūs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →