Where does “household” come from?
Household comes from Middle English houshold, from Middle English hold and Old English hūs (house), from Proto-Germanic hūsą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots kel-, éǵh₂, and (s)kew-.
household (English): Collectively, all the persons who live in a given...
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- Collectively, all the persons who live in a given...
Ancestry of “household”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | houshold | family, household; house, residence; household... |
| 2 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 3 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “household”