Where does “host” come from?

Host comes from Middle English oost, from Old French oste, from Latin hospitem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis meaning guest or stranger.

host (English): One which receives or entertains a guest,...

Definitions

  1. One which receives or entertains a guest,...

Ancestry of “host”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhost
2Old Englishhwōstacough; a cough
3Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
4Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
5Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “host

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s-Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô
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