Where does “hospettan” come from?

hospettan (Old English) comes from Old English hosp, from Proto-Germanic huspaz, from Proto-Germanic hut-, from Proto-Indo-European kūd- — to mock.

hospettan (Old English): to mock, ridicule

Definitions

  1. to mock, ridicule

Ancestry of “hospettan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhospreproach, contempt, contumely, insult, blasphemy
2Proto-Germanichuspazderision, mockery
3Proto-Germanichut-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankūd-to mock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kūd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic huspaz →