Etymograph

English

in house

In house comes from Middle English in house.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500in house
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500in house
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2009same form

Earliest quotation: 2009, J. Adamson, Max Reinhardt: A Life in Publishing: “Max was anticipating paperbacking The Bodley Head's books in…”

Today it means

adj Belonging to or part of an organization; internal.

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

Etymograph / Middle English in house / in house