Etymology

earthhouse

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Today it means: An underground chamber or habitation; a souterrain. Full definition →

Middle English erthe hous ← Old English eorþhūs ← Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*erþahūsą
  2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*erþahūs
  3. Old English · inherited fromeorþhūs
  4. Middle English · inherited fromerthe hous
  5. English todayearthhouse

Inherited from Middle English erthe hous, from Old English eorþhūs, from Proto-West Germanic *erþahūs, from Proto-Germanic *erþahūsą, equivalent to earth + house.

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