English

housemistress

From house + mistress.

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-Italic *magisteros ‘bigger, greater’

Latin magister

Old French maistre ‘master’

Old French maistresse

Middle English maistresse

Today it means

noun female housemaster

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

Etymograph / housemistress