Where does “resthus” come from?

resthus (Old English) comes from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

resthus (Old English): a sleeping-chamber

Definitions

  1. a sleeping-chamber

Ancestry of “resthus”, step by step

resthus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hūs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
2Proto-West Germanichūshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Old English rest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrestrest; resting place; bed
2Proto-Germanicrastōinterval; rest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanros-—

Words derived from “resthus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →