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Where does “house” come from?

house (Portuguese) 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.

house (Portuguese): house music, house

Definitions

  1. house music, house

Ancestry of “house”, 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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