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

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “hwōstan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
2Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough

Words derived from “hwōstan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną →