Where does “hūs” come from?

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

hūs (Proto-West Germanic): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “hūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
2Proto-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
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