Where does “provinsjehûs” come from?

provinsjehûs (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian hûs, from Old Frisian hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

provinsjehûs (West Frisian): provincial house of parliament

Definitions

  1. provincial house of parliament

Ancestry of “provinsjehûs”, step by step

provinsjehûs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian hûs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianhûshouse
2Old Frisianhūshouse
3Proto-West Germanichūshouse
4Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via West Frisian provinsje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianprovinsjeprovince
2Latinprōvinciaoffice, official duty, command, formal responsibility given to a magistrate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hūs →