Where does “hósta” come from?

hósta (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

hósta (Old Norse): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “hósta”, step by step

hósta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwōstōną

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

via Proto-Germanic hwōstāną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōstānąto cough

Words derived from “hósta”

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