Where does “hüsteln” come from?
hüsteln (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.
hüsteln (German): to cough slightly
Ancestry of “hüsteln”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |