Where does “houschten” come from?

houschten (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German huostōn, from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

houschten (Luxembourgish): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “houschten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhuostōn—
2Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
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 hwōstōną →