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

Definitions

  1. excrement; dung

Ancestry of “þost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*þost—
2Proto-Germanicþustazmanure
3Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

Words derived from “þost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þustaz →