Where does “sealthus” come from?

sealthus (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.

sealthus (Old English): a salthouse

Definitions

  1. a salthouse

Ancestry of “sealthus”, step by step

sealthus 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 sealt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsealtcommon salt; salt, salty, salted
2Proto-West Germanicsaltsalty; salt
3Proto-Germanicsaltąsalt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂l-—

Words derived from “sealthus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →