Where does “Hustenreiz” come from?
Hustenreiz (German) comes from German Husten, from Middle High German huoste, from Old High German huosto, from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
Hustenreiz (German): tickle in one's throat, frog in one's throat, urge to cough, cough reflex, tussive irritation
Definitions
- tickle in one's throat, frog in one's throat, urge to cough, cough reflex, tussive irritation
Ancestry of “Hustenreiz”, step by step
Hustenreiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Husten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Husten | cough; gerund of husten; cough |
| 2 | Middle High German | huoste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | huosto | cough |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |
via German Reiz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Reiz | stimulus; charm, appeal |
| 2 | German | reizen | to irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize |
| 3 | Middle High German | reizen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | reiʒen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *raitijaną | to stir, to irritate |