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Where does “hoiste” come from?

hoiste (Old French) comes from Latin hostia, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

Ancestry of “hoiste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “hoiste”

  • oist
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