Where does “høstdag” come from?
høstdag (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høst, from English host, from Middle English host, from Old English hwōsta, from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
høstdag (Norwegian Bokmål): an autumn day
Definitions
- an autumn day
Ancestry of “høstdag”, step by step
høstdag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål høst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høst | autumn, or fall; imperative of høste |
| 2 | English | host | One which receives or entertains a guest,... |
| 3 | Middle English | host | — |
| 4 | Old English | hwōsta | cough; a cough |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |