Where does “winterhus” come from?

winterhus (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.

winterhus (Old English): winterhouse

Definitions

  1. winterhouse

Ancestry of “winterhus”, step by step

winterhus 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 winter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwinterwinter; year
2Proto-West Germanicwintruwinter
3Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →
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