Where does “hause” come from?

hause (Scots) comes from Old Norse háls, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hause (Scots): neck, throat, gullet; defile, narrow passage...

Definitions

  1. neck, throat, gullet; defile, narrow passage...

Ancestry of “hause”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehálsneck, part of the forecastle or bow of a ship
2Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

Words derived from “hause”

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