English

house-proud

From house + proud.

A compound of house + proud

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Old English prūd ‘proud’

Middle English proud

English proud

Today it means

adj Proud of one's house, its furnishings, or its upkeep.

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

Etymograph / house-proud