Where does “Hausuhr” come from?
Hausuhr (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Haus, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
Hausuhr (Pennsylvania German): clock
Ancestry of “Hausuhr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Haus | house |
| 2 | Old High German | hūs | house |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |