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The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice?

According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loanword).

This question was marked to be a duplicate of "Goose"–"geese" vs. "moose"–"moose" and Why is the plural form of Moose not Meese?, but it is actually a duplicate of neither since they handle different words, and also different causes.

The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice?

According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loanword).

This question was marked to be a duplicate of "Goose"–"geese" vs. "moose"–"moose" and Why is the plural form of Moose not Meese?, but it is actually a duplicate of neither since they handle different words, and also different causes.

The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice?

According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loanword).

The plural of mouse is mice, and the plural of louse is lice. Why is the plural form of house not hice?

According to Merriam-Webster, the word house is already longer in the language, just as mouse and louse, so it is not because it is a foreign word (loanword).

This question was marked to be a duplicate of "Goose"–"geese" vs. "moose"–"moose" and Why is the plural form of Moose not Meese?, but it is actually a duplicate of neither since they handle different words, and also different causes.