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

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “hósti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóstia cough
2Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
3Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →