Where does “rubber hose” come from?

rubber hose (English) comes from English hose, from Middle English hose, from Old English hose, from Proto-West Germanic hosā, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

rubber hose (English): A classic animated cartoon style which was first introduced in the early 20th century

Definitions

  1. A classic animated cartoon style which was first introduced in the early 20th century

Ancestry of “rubber hose”, step by step

rubber hose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoseA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A...
2Middle EnglishhoseStockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...
3Old Englishhosepant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via English rubber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrubberPliable material derived from the sap of the...
2EnglishrubAn act of rubbing; A difficulty or problem; A...
3Middle EnglishrubbenTo rub; to move back and forwards on a surface
4Saterland Frisianrubben
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hosā