Where does “craphouse” come from?

craphouse (English) comes from English House, from Middle English hous, from Old English hūs, from Proto-West Germanic hūs, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

craphouse (English): An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory

Definitions

  1. An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory

Ancestry of “craphouse”, step by step

craphouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English House

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHouseA particular chamber of political representation
2Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
3Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
4Proto-West Germanichūshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via English crap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcrapThe husk of grain; chaff; Something worthless or...
2Middle Englishcrappechaff, grain husks
3Old Frenchcrappe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-