Etymograph

English

housebuilder

From house + builder.

A compound of house + builder

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-West Germanic *buþlijan

Old English bytlan ‘to build’

Middle English bylden ‘to erect, build, or create’

Middle English byldere ‘a builder’

English builder

Today it means

noun One who builds houses, particularly one who does so professionally.

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

Etymograph / housebuilder