Where does “playhouse” come from?
Playhouse combines Middle English pleȝen, from Latin placere meaning "to please," with Middle English -en and house, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂.
playhouse (English): A venue for performing plays; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- A venue for performing plays; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “playhouse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | house | A structure built or serving as an abode of human... |
| 2 | Middle English | hus | Alternative form of hous; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | hous | house, residence; house of worship, temple;... |
| 4 | Old English | hūs | dwelling, shelter, house; house |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hūs | house |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hūsą | house |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |