Etymology

homeware

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Today it means: Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions. Full definition →

Middle English ware ← Old English waru ← Proto-West Germanic *waru
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The story

  1. Middle Englishhom
  2. Englishhome
  3. Proto-Germanic*warō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  5. Old Englishwaru
  6. Middle Englishware
  7. English todayhomeware

From home + -ware.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.