Where does “hūslian” come from?

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

hūslian (Old English): to administer the sacrament

Definitions

  1. to administer the sacrament

Ancestry of “hūslian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichunslōnąto sacrifice, offer
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred

Words derived from “hūslian”

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