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

Definitions

  1. clock

Ancestry of “Hausuhr”, step by step

Hausuhr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Haus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanHaushouse
2Old High Germanhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Pennsylvania German Uhr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanUhrclock; o'clock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →
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