Where does “haus slip” come from?
haus slip (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin haus, from English House, 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.
haus slip (Tok Pisin): house, home (when used to distinguish the sense of "house" as a living quarter from other buildings referred to as "haus")
Definitions
- house, home (when used to distinguish the sense of "house" as a living quarter from other buildings referred to as "haus")
Ancestry of “haus slip”, step by step
haus slip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin haus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | haus | house; building |
| 2 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 3 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 4 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via Tok Pisin slip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | slip | sleep |
| 2 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 4 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |