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Where does “nonhousehold” come from?

nonhousehold (English) comes from English household, from Middle English houshold, 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.

nonhousehold (English): Not household

Definitions

  1. Not household

Ancestry of “nonhousehold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhouseholdCollectively, all the persons who live in a given...
2Middle Englishhousholdfamily, household; house, residence; household...
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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