Where does “hose” come from?

hose (Middle English) comes from Old English hose, from Proto-West Germanic hosā, from Proto-Germanic husǭ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

hose (Middle English): Stockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...

Definitions

  1. Stockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...

Ancestry of “hose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhosepant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose
2Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
3Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “hose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic husǭ →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hosā →
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