Where does “hush” come from?

hush (Jamaican Creole) comes from English hush, from Middle English huschen — to hush.

hush (Jamaican Creole): there, there; be quiet

Definitions

  1. there, there; be quiet

Ancestry of “hush”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhushTo become quiet; To make quiet; To appease; to...
2Middle Englishhuschento hush
Every word from Middle English huschen →Every word from English hush →
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