Words that come from Proto-Indo-European “kʷās-”

25 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Indo-European kʷās- — including hosta, hosta, hoste, ophoesten, hoesten, hostesaft, houschten, whoost.

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German (3)

Danish (2)

Dutch (2)

Latvian (2)

Proto-Germanic (2)

Middle English (2)

Old Swedish (1)

Swedish (1)

Luxembourgish (1)

English (1)

Elfdalian (1)

Old Norse (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Old English (1)

Middle High German (1)

Old High German (1)

Proto-Balto-Slavic (1)