Etymology

coffeehouse

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Today it means: An establishment where coffee is served to clients; a café. Full definition →

English house ← Middle English hous ← Old English hūs
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The story

  1. Arabicقَهْوَة (qahwa)
  2. Ottoman Turkishقهوه (kahve)
  3. Italiancaffè
  4. Dutchkoffie
  5. Englishcoffee
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
  7. Proto-Germanic*hūsą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*hūs
  9. Old Englishhūs
  10. Middle Englishhous
  11. Englishhouse
  12. English todaycoffeehouse

From coffee + house.

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