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Where does “hosting” come from?

Hosting derives from English host, from Middle English oost, from Old French oste, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis meaning guest or stranger.

hosting (English): present participle of host; Running and...

Definitions

  1. present participle of host; Running and...

Ancestry of “hosting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhostOne which receives or entertains a guest,...
2Middle Englishhost—
3Old Englishhwōstacough; a cough
4Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
5Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
6Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “hosting”

  • self-hosting
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →