English
fishhouse
Fishhouse comes from Middle English fyschehous, and goes back to Old English fisċhūs.
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fisċhūs
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fyschehous
- Englishearliest quotation 1919fishhouse
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Englishc. 450–1150fisċhūs
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500fyschehous
- Englishearliest quotation 1919fishhouse
Earliest quotation: 1919, The Continent - Volume 50: “Those who expect to fish in real winter weather…”
Every English word from Old English fisċhūs
Today it means
noun A business located at the water's edge that provides support to fishermen and which buys and then processes and onsells their catch.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old English fisċhūs / fishhouse