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Where does “hūsung” come from?

hūsung (Old English) comes from Old English hūsian, from Proto-Germanic hūsōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hūsung (Old English): housing

Definitions

  1. housing

Ancestry of “hūsung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsianto house, shelter; receive into one's house
2Proto-Germanichūsōnąto house
3Proto-Germanic-ōnąCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
4Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hūsung”

  • housinge
  • howsynge
  • housyng
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