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Where does “hauss” come from?

hauss (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hausaz — covering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...

hauss (Old Norse): skull

Definitions

  1. skull

Ancestry of “hauss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichausazcovering, shell, trousers; covering, shell,...

Words derived from “hauss”

  • haus
  • hundshaus
  • haus
  • haus
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