English

jewelhouse

From jewel + house.

A compound of jewel + house

Middle English juel ‘an item of jewelry’

English jewel

Proto-Germanic *hūsą

Proto-West Germanic *hūs

Old English hūs ‘dwelling’

Middle English hous ‘house’

English house

Today it means

noun A building where jewels are stored.

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

Etymograph / jewelhouse