Where does “hūsul” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hūsul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichunsląoffering, sacrifice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwen-holy, sacred
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hunslą →
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