English

hoose

Hoose comes from Middle English hous ‘house, residence’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hūsą.

Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūsreconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150hūs‘dwelling, shelter, house’
Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hous‘house, residence’
Englishtodayhoose

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hūsą‘house’reconstructed
Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hūsreconstructed
Old Englishc. 450–1150hūs‘dwelling, shelter, house’
Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hous‘house, residence’
Englishtodayhoose

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *hūsą ‘house’

housing, 2 more

through Middle English hous ‘house, residence’

Today it means

noun house

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

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hūsą / hoose

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