English
Huizen
Huizen comes from Dutch Huizen ‘houses’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hūsą.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150hūs‘house’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500huus‘house’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentHuizen‘houses’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
- Old Dutchc. 500–1150hūs‘house’
- Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500huus‘house’
- Dutchc. 1500–presentHuizen‘houses’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Germanic *hūsą ‘house’
Today it means
name A municipality of the Netherlands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hūsą / Huizen