Where does “oost” come from?

oost (Middle English) comes from Old French ost, from Latin hostis, from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

oost (Middle English): host, army

Definitions

  1. host, army

Ancestry of “oost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchostarmy
2Latinhostisan enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger; the...
3Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Italic hostis →