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Where does “customshouse” come from?

customshouse (English) comes from English customs, from English custom, from Middle English custume, from Anglo-Norman custume, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, from Latin cōnsuēscō, from Latin suēscō, from Proto-Indo-European swe-dʰh₁-sk- — to do, put, place.

customshouse (English): Alternative form of custom house

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of custom house

Ancestry of “customshouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcustomsThe duties or taxes imposed on imported or...
2EnglishcustomFrequent repetition of the same behavior; way of...
3Middle Englishcustume—
4Anglo-Normancustumecustom; tradition
5Latincōnsuētūdō—
6Latincōnsuēscō—
7Latinsuēscō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-dʰh₁-sk-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →