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Where does “house cooling party” come from?

house cooling party (English) comes from English housewarming, 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.

house cooling party (English): A party to celebrate when a person decides to...

Definitions

  1. A party to celebrate when a person decides to...

Ancestry of “house cooling party”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhousewarmingA party to celebrate moving into a new home; The...
2EnglishHouse—
3Middle Englishhoushouse, residence; house of worship, temple;...
4Old Englishhūsdwelling, shelter, house; house
5Proto-West Germanichūshouse
6Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
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