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Where does “hoesten” come from?

hoesten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hoesten, from Old Dutch huoston, from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

hoesten (Dutch): To cough, push air from the lungs forcefully, as...

Definitions

  1. To cough, push air from the lungs forcefully, as...

Ancestry of “hoesten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhoesten—
2Old Dutchhuoston—
3Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
4Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “hoesten”

  • ophoesten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →