Etymology

warehousing

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Today it means: The act of storing goods in a warehouse. Full definition →

English warehouse ← 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. Englishwarehouse
  13. English todaywarehousing

From warehouse + -ing.

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