English

housekey

From house + key.

A compound of house + key

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-West Germanic *kaiju

Old English cǣġ ‘key’

Middle English keye ‘a key’

English key

Today it means

noun A key to a house

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

Etymograph / housekey