English

housepost

From house + post.

A compound of house + post

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

noun A vertical pillar supporting the roof of a house, especially among Native American peoples where these posts may be decorated with carvings.

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

Etymograph / housepost