Where does “smokehouse” come from?
Smokehouse is a compound of English smoke and English house, which derives from Middle English hus, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning to cover or enclose.
smokehouse (English): A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and...
Definitions
- A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and...
Ancestry of “smokehouse”, step by step
smokehouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English House
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | House | A particular chamber of political representation |
| 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 |