Where does “høst” come from?

høst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

høst (Norwegian Bokmål): autumn, or fall; imperative of høste

Definitions

  1. autumn, or fall; imperative of høste

Ancestry of “høst”, step by step

høst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English host

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhostOne which receives or entertains a guest,...
2Middle Englishhost—
3Old Englishhwōstacough; a cough
4Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
5Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
6Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

via Old Norse haust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehaustautumn, fall
2Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
3Proto-Germanicharbaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “høst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →