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Where does “hūs” come from?

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

hūs (Old High German): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “hūs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūs”

  • Bauhaus
  • Hauschild
  • Hausfrau
  • rathskeller
  • Bauhausian
  • house frau
  • Hauschild
  • Hausarzt
  • krankenhausreif
  • Krankenhaus
  • Atriumhaus
  • Rathaus
  • Gewächshaus
  • Schneckenhaus
  • Hausfrau
  • hausgesessen
  • Haustafel
  • Taubenhaus
  • Hausbesetzerin
  • Treppenhaus
  • Hausbesetzer
  • Hausente
  • Bienenhaus
  • Hauschild
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