Where does “teahouse” come from?
Teahouse combines English tea, from Dutch thee, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la, with house, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ meaning to dwell.
teahouse (English): A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually...
Definitions
- A cafe or restaurant that serves tea, usually...
Ancestry of “teahouse”, step by step
teahouse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English TEA
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | TEA | Training and employment agency; Acronym of... |
| 2 | Dutch | thee | tea |
| 3 | Malay | teh | tea |
| 4 | Malay | putih | white |
| 5 | Classical Malay | putih | white |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | putih | white |
| 7 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | (ma-)putiq | white |
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 |