English

housewrap

From house + wrap.

A compound of house + wrap

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Proto-Indo-European *werb- ‘to bend, turn’

Proto-Germanic *wrappaną ‘to wrap’

Old English *wrappan

Middle English wrappen ‘to wrap, fold’

English wrap

Today it means

noun A synthetic material used to protect buildings from the effects of weather.

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

Etymograph / housewrap