Where does “indhøste” come from?
indhøste (Danish) comes from Danish høste, 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.
indhøste (Danish): to acquire to gain, to harvest to win, achieve a gain, to reap to receive as a reward
Definitions
- to acquire to gain, to harvest to win, achieve a gain, to reap to receive as a reward
Ancestry of “indhøste”, step by step
indhøste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish høste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | høste | to gather, to harvest; to reap; to gain, to... |
| 2 | English | host | One which receives or entertains a guest,... |
| 3 | Middle English | host | — |
| 4 | Old English | hwōsta | cough; a cough |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |