Where does “hois” come from?

hois (Irish) comes from Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic hals, from Proto-Germanic halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European kólsos.

hois (Irish): shoo!; h-prothesized form of ois

Definitions

  1. shoo!; h-prothesized form of ois

Ancestry of “hois”, step by step

hois traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German hals

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhals—
2Old High Germanhalsneck
3Proto-West Germanichalsneck, throat
4Proto-Germanichalsazneck, throat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankólsos—

via English hoist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoistTo raise; to lift; to elevate; To lift a trophy...
2Englishhoiseto hoist; to hoist, be raised
3Middle Dutchhisen—

Words derived from “hois”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kólsos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halsaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hals →