Where does “hwosan” come from?

hwosan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

hwosan (Old English): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “hwosan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →