Where does “hósti” come from?
hósti (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hósti, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
hósti (Icelandic): cough
Ancestry of “hósti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hósti | a cough |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |