Where does “þost” come from?

þost (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.

þost (Middle English): Alternative form of thost

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of thost

Ancestry of “þost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishþostexcrement; dung
2Proto-West Germanic*þost—
3Proto-Germanicþustazmanure
4Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
5Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þustaz →