Where does “homekeeping” come from?

homekeeping (English) comes from English keeping, from English keep, from Middle English kepen, from Old English cēpan, from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan, from Proto-Germanic kōpijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-.

homekeeping (English): Staying at home

Definitions

  1. Staying at home

Ancestry of “homekeeping”, step by step

homekeeping traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English keeping

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishkeepingconformity or harmony; charge or care;...
2EnglishkeepTo continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain
3Middle Englishkepento keep, guard, look after, watch
4Old Englishcēpanto seize, hold, observe
5Proto-West Germanic*kōpijan
6Proto-Germanickōpijanąto look after, observe; to watch, keep, care for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵab-

via English Home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHomeA key that when pressed causes the cursor to go...
2Middle Englishhōmhome, residence, dwelling
3Old Englishhāmhome; village, community; village, hamlet, manor,...
4Proto-West Germanichaimhome
5Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵab-Every word from Proto-Germanic kōpijanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *kōpijan