Etymology

outhouse

out·house
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Today it means: An outbuilding, typically permanent, containing a toilet or seat over a cesspit. Full definition →

Middle English outhous
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromouthous
  2. English todayouthouse

From Middle English outhous, equivalent to out- + house. Compare Old Norse úthús (“outhouse”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.