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Where does “hos” come from?

hos (Old French) comes from Frankish hulis, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “hos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhulisholly
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “hos”

  • housson
  • houx
  • housse
  • houx
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