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“house”

12 fragments across 10 traditions carry this sense. They split 6 to 6 between opening and closing a name, which means it sits comfortably at either end.

Across the traditions

Reverse entry

They are spread across 4 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: the deepest, Celtic, has 2.

Celtic


Real world

Tego initial · tegos final

  • Tegoglanos

    Tego house + glanos pure

    house pure

  • Tegoduros

    Tego house + duros gate

    house gate

  • Tegotegos

    Tego house + tegos house

    house house

  • Argiotegos

    Argio silver + tegos house

    silver house

  • Tigernotegos

    Tigerno lord + tegos house

    lord house

  • Nantotegos

    Nanto valley + tegos house

    valley house

Hawaiian


Real world

Hale initial · Kahale initial

  • Halehope

    Hale house + hope hindmost

    hindmost house

  • Halelua

    Hale house + lua twofold

    twofold house

  • Halekolu

    Hale house + kolu threefold

    threefold house

  • Kahalekea

    Kahale house + kea white

    the white house

  • Kahaleloa

    Kahale house + loa long

    the long house

  • Kahalelani

    Kahale house + lani heavenly

    the heavenly house

Angel


Creatures

Bethra initial

  • Bethrahim

    Bethra house + him of the heights

    house of the heights

  • Bethrakur

    Bethra house + kur of the deep

    house of the deep

  • Bethrakon

    Bethra house + kon of the crown

    house of the crown

Banshee


Creatures

teach final

  • Scathteach

    Scath shadow + teach house

    shadow house

  • Torannteach

    Torann thunder + teach house

    thunder house

  • Eagteach

    Eag dying + teach house

    dying house

French


Real world

maison final

  • Saintmaison

    Saint holy + maison house

    holy house

  • Clairmaison

    Clair bright + maison house

    bright house

  • Vertmaison

    Vert green + maison house

    green house

German


Real world

haus final

  • Holzhaus

    Holz wood + haus house

    wood house

  • Hochhaus

    Hoch high + haus house

    high house

  • Lindhaus

    Lind linden + haus house

    linden house

Phoenix


Creatures

oikos final

  • Anastasioikos

    Anastasi resurrection + oikos house

    resurrection house

  • Empyrooikos

    Empyro in fire + oikos house

    in fire house

  • Zoogonooikos

    Zoogono quickening + oikos house

    quickening house

Planet


Objects

oikos final

  • Decoikos

    Dec tenth + oikos house

    tenth house

  • Circoikos

    Circ ring + oikos house

    ring house

  • Densoikos

    Dens dense + oikos house

    dense house

Rogue


Tabletop

Crib initial

  • Cribwit

    Crib house + wit quick mind

    house quick mind

  • Cribfang

    Crib house + fang seizing tooth

    house seizing tooth

  • Cribrap

    Crib house + rap knock

    house knock

Welsh


Real world

Ty initial

  • Tyborth

    Ty house + borth harbour

    house harbour

  • Tygraig

    Ty house + graig crag

    house crag

  • Tylym

    Ty house + lym sharp

    house sharp

Senses that travel together

See also

Each of these shares at least two traditions with “house”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.

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