Where does “hoast” come from?

hoast (English) comes 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.

hoast (English): A cough; To cough; Obsolete form of host

Definitions

  1. A cough; To cough; Obsolete form of host

Ancestry of “hoast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhost—
2Old Englishhwōstacough; a cough
3Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
4Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
5Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →