Where does “høste” come from?

høste (Danish) comes from English host, from Middle English host, from Old English hwōsta, from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

høste (Danish): to gather, to harvest; to reap; to gain, to...

Definitions

  1. to gather, to harvest; to reap; to gain, to...

Ancestry of “høste”, step by step

høste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English host

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhostOne which receives or entertains a guest,...
2Middle Englishhost—
3Old Englishhwōstacough; a cough
4Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
5Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
6Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

via Danish høst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhøstharvest; harvest time; autumn, fall
2Old Norsehausta—

Words derived from “høste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →