Where does “hwōstan” come from?
hwōstan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
hwōstan (Old English): to cough
Ancestry of “hwōstan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstōną | to cough |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |
Words derived from “hwōstan”