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

  1. reproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy

Ancestry of “hosp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichuspazderision, mockery
2Proto-Germanichut-
3Proto-Indo-Europeankūd-to mock

Words derived from “hosp

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūd-Every word from Proto-Germanic hut-Every word from Proto-Germanic huspaz
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