Where does “hos” come from?

hos (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish hūs, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hos (Swedish): in the vicinity of; at someone's place or...

Definitions

  1. in the vicinity of; at someone's place or...

Ancestry of “hos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhūshouse
2Old Norsehúshouse
3Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Old Norse hús