Where does “hosta” come from?

hosta (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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.

hosta (Norwegian Nynorsk): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “hosta”, step by step

hosta 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 hósta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehóstato cough
2Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷās-cough, to cough; to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstô →