Middle English word huswif comes from Middle English wif (Wife. Woman.), Middle English hous

Detailed word origin of huswif

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
wif	Middle English (enm)	Wife. Woman.
hous	Middle English (enm)
huswif	Middle English (enm)	A housewife's tool kit. A portable cloth roll up kit for sewing tools, from being referred to as an extension of a housewife.. Housewife.

Words with the same origin as huswif