Where does “houseblessing” come from?

houseblessing (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.

houseblessing (English): The ritual of blessing a house, usually in modern forms of witchcraft

Definitions

  1. The ritual of blessing a house, usually in modern forms of witchcraft

Ancestry of “houseblessing”, step by step

houseblessing 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 blessing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblessingSome kind of divine or supernatural aid, or...
2Middle Englishblessinge
3Old Englishblētsungblessing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic hūsąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hūs