Etymology Explorer
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Where does “hūsel” come from?
hūsel (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hunslą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwen- — holy, sacred.
Ancestry of “hūsel”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
hunslą
offering, sacrifice
2
Proto-Indo-European
ḱwen-
holy, sacred
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