English

grasshouse

grass + house.

A compound of grass + house

Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- ‘to grow’

Proto-Germanic *grasą

Proto-West Germanic *gras

Old English græs

Middle English gras ‘a grass’

English grass

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

noun A traditional Hawaiian house made from grasses.

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

Etymograph / grasshouse