Etymology

Huish

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Today it means: A locality in Instow parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS4829). Full definition →

Middle English Hiwis ← Old English hīwisċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhīwisċ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromHiwis
  3. English todayHuish

From Middle English Hiwis, from Old English hīwisċ, hīwisċe. Originally, a word used to refer to families or households, in general.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.