haus

Icelandic

/høyːs/

noun
Definitions
  • skull
  • (anatomy) head
  • (printing) header (text area at the top of a page)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hauss (skull) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hausaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hausaz

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