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Where does “húsþing” come from?

húsþing (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

húsþing (Old Norse): house assembly

Definitions

  1. house assembly

Ancestry of “húsþing”, step by step

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

Words derived from “húsþing”

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