Where does “hūs” come from?

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

hūs (Old Swedish): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “hūs”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hūs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Old Norse hús →