Where does “hosp” come from?
hosp (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic huspaz, from Proto-Germanic hut-, from Proto-Indo-European kūd- — to mock.
hosp (Old English): reproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
Definitions
- reproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
Ancestry of “hosp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | huspaz | derision, mockery |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hut- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kūd- | to mock |
Words derived from “hosp”