Where does “hūsl” come from?

hūsl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hunslą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.

hūsl (Old English): housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice

Definitions

  1. housel, Eucharist, the Host, a sacrifice

Ancestry of “hūsl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichunsląoffering, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “hūsl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunslą →