Where does “hosplic” come from?

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

hosplic (Old English): insulting, contumelious, opprobrious, blasphemous

Definitions

  1. insulting, contumelious, opprobrious, blasphemous

Ancestry of “hosplic”, 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 →