English

housepride

From house + pride.

A compound of house + pride

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Old French prod

Old English prūd ‘proud’

Old English prȳde

Middle English pryde ‘arrogance’

English pride

Today it means

noun pride in the upkeep of one's home; the quality of being house-proud

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

Etymograph / housepride