Etymology

meetinghouse

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Today it means: A building where people meet for a purpose. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂d-
  2. Proto-Germanic*mōtą
  3. Proto-Germanic*mōtijaną
  4. Proto-Germanic*mōtijandz
  5. Old Englishmētende
  6. Old English*ġemētende
  7. Middle Englishmetynge, metinde, metande
  8. Englishmeeting
  9. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kewH-der.?
  10. Proto-Germanic*hūsą
  11. Proto-West Germanic*hūs
  12. Old Englishhūs
  13. Middle Englishhous
  14. Englishhouse
  15. English todaymeetinghouse

From meeting + house.

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