Where does “thost” come from?
thost (Middle English) comes from Old English þost, from Proto-West Germanic *þost, from Proto-Germanic þustaz, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
thost (Middle English): Alternative form of thost
Definitions
- Alternative form of thost
Ancestry of “thost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | þost | excrement; dung |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *þost | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þustaz | manure |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |