Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “huoston” come from?

huoston (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

Ancestry of “huoston”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
2Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “huoston”

  • ophoesten
  • hoesten
  • hoesten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →