Where does “þost” come from?
þost (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *þost, from Proto-Germanic þustaz, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
þost (Old English): excrement; dung
Ancestry of “þost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *þost | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þustaz | manure |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |
Words derived from “þost”