Where does “hoose” come from?

hoose (Scots) comes from Middle English hous, from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hoose (Scots): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “hoose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
2Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hoose”

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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