English

gonghouse

Gonghouse comes from English gong ‘outhouse’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of gong ‘outhouse’ + house

Malay gong

English gong

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Every English word from English gong

noun An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.