Where does “Hustensaft” come from?

Hustensaft (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.

Hustensaft (German): cough syrup

Definitions

  1. cough syrup

Ancestry of “Hustensaft”, step by step

Hustensaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Husten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHustencough; gerund of husten; cough
2Middle High Germanhuoste—
3Old High Germanhuostocough
4Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
5Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
6Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

via German Saft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSaftjuice; sap; fluid
2Middle High GermanSaft—
3Old High Germansaf—
4Proto-West Germanic*sapjuice
5Proto-Indo-Europeansab-juice; taste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →