Where does “sorgehus” come from?

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

sorgehus (Swedish): house of mourning

Definitions

  1. house of mourning

Ancestry of “sorgehus”, step by step

sorgehus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
2Old Swedish[[hus—
3Old Norsehúshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Swedish sorg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsorgsorrow, grief
2Old Norsesorgsorrow, grief
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
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