Etymology

warehouse

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Today it means: A facility for storing large amounts of merchandise or products. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Germanic*warō
  2. Proto-West Germanic*waru
  3. Old Englishwaru
  4. Middle Englishware
  5. Englishware
  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 todaywarehouse

From ware + house.

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