Etymograph

English

housing

Housing comes from Middle English housynge.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500housynge1
  2. Englishtodayhousing1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English housing

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500housyngeWiktionary, English housing
  2. EnglishtodayhousingWiktionary, English housing

Linked words

through Proto-Germanic *hūsą ‘house’

hoose, 2 more

through Middle English housen ‘to house, shelter’

house, 1 more

Today it means

noun The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “housing”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English housynge / housing

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