Where does “hostager” come from?
hostager (English) comes from English hostage, from Middle English hostage, from Old French hostage, from Old French hoste, from Latin hostis, from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
hostager (English): a person held by another
Definitions
- a person held by another
Ancestry of “hostager”, step by step
hostager traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostage
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostage | A person given as a pledge or security for the... |
| 2 | Middle English | hostage | — |
| 3 | Old French | hostage | hostage |
| 4 | Old French | hoste | Alternative form of oste; host |
| 5 | Latin | hostis | an enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger; the... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | hostis | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |