Where does “hosp” come from?
hosp (Middle English) comes from Old English hosp, from Proto-Germanic huspaz, from Proto-Germanic hut-, from Proto-Indo-European kūd- — to mock.
hosp (Middle English): detraction, blasphemy, to hold in derision,...
Definitions
- detraction, blasphemy, to hold in derision,...
Ancestry of “hosp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hosp | reproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | huspaz | derision, mockery |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hut- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kūd- | to mock |