Where does “innhøste” come from?
innhøste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål høste, from Danish høste, from English host, from Middle English host, from Old English hwōsta, from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną — to cough.
innhøste (Norwegian Bokmål): to harvest
Definitions
- to harvest
Ancestry of “innhøste”, step by step
innhøste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål høste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | høste | to harvest, reap |
| 2 | Danish | høste | to gather, to harvest; to reap; to gain, to... |
| 3 | English | host | One which receives or entertains a guest,... |
| 4 | Middle English | host | — |
| 5 | Old English | hwōsta | cough; a cough |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |