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Where does “hūscarl” come from?

hūscarl (Old English) comes from Old Norse húskarl.

Ancestry of “hūscarl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehúskarl—

Words derived from “hūscarl”

  • housecarl
  • huskarl
  • houscarl
Every word from Old Norse húskarl →