Where does “birtija” come from?

birtija (Slovene) comes from German Wirtshaus, from German haus, from Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

birtija (Slovene): inn, pub, tavern

Definitions

  1. inn, pub, tavern

Ancestry of “birtija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWirtshausinn, tavern
2Germanhaussingular imperative of hausen; first-person...
3Middle High Germanhūshouse
4Old High Germanhūshouse
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →