English

housefrock

From house + frock.

A compound of house + frock

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz ‘robe, garment, cowl’

Frankish *hrokk ‘robe, tunic’

Late Latin hroccus

Old French froc ‘frock, a monk's gown or habit’

Middle English frok

English frock

Today it means

noun Synonym of housedress.

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

Etymograph / housefrock