English

housefire

From house + fire.

A compound of house + fire

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Today it means

noun A large fire that occurs in a house, causing substantial damage.

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

Etymograph / housefire