English
huso
Huso comes from German Hausen ‘Huso, genus of sturgeon’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *hūsō.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūsō‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hūso‘sturgeon and other fish’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hūse
- Germanc. 1650–presentHausen‘Huso, genus of sturgeon’
- Englishtodayhuso
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūsō‘sturgeon’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050hūso‘sturgeon and other fish’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350hūse
- Germanc. 1650–presentHausen‘Huso, genus of sturgeon’
- Englishtodayhuso
Every English word from Proto-West Germanic *hūsō
Today it means
noun A large European sturgeon (Huso huso), inhabiting the Black Sea and Caspian Sea; the beluga.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *hūsō / huso