Where does “hwōsta” come from?
hwōsta (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
hwōsta (Old English): cough; a cough
Ancestry of “hwōsta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |