古英語のhus, habitation, shelter, houseから、PIE*skeu, cover, hideから、語源はhose, hideと同じ。
And the Prophet Isaiah the sonne of Amos came to him, and saide vnto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not liue. [2 Kings xx:1, version of 1611]