Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hīwiską, *hīwiskiją ‎(“household, family”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱei- ‎(“to lie with, store, be familiar”). Cognate with Old Frisian hīskithe ‎(“household unit, household”), Old High German hīwiski ‎(“household, family”), Old Norse hýski ‎(“domestic unit, household”).