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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”

  • house
  • household
  • housing
  • warehouse
  • greenhouse
  • housekeeper
  • farmhouse
  • housekeeping
  • lighthouse
  • courthouse
  • housework
  • storehouse
  • workhouse
  • brothel
  • clubhouse
  • housemaid
  • warehousing
  • playhouse
  • powerhouse
  • slaughterhouse
  • townhouse
  • poorhouse
  • boathouse
  • madhouse
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