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Where does “steakhouse” come from?

steakhouse (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.

steakhouse (English): A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of...

Definitions

  1. A restaurant that specializes in good cuts of...

Ancestry of “steakhouse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHouse—
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
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