English
ferryhouse
From ferry + house.
Proto-Indo-European *per-
Proto-Germanic *farjaną ‘to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry’
Proto-West Germanic *farjan ‘to take somewhere, to carry, to ferry’
Old English ferian ‘to take, move, carry’
Middle English ferien ‘to carry, convey’
English ferry
Proto-Germanic *hūsą
Proto-West Germanic *hūs
Old English hūs ‘dwelling’
Middle English hous ‘house’
English house
Today it means
noun A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
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Etymograph / ferryhouse