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Where does “hósti” come from?

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

hósti (Old Norse): a cough

Definitions

  1. a cough

Ancestry of “hósti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hósti”

  • host
  • hosting
  • hostname
  • localhost
  • cohost
  • nonhost
  • hoast
  • hoster
  • intrahost
  • hostship
  • hostmaster
  • interhost
  • hostable
  • hostless
  • rehost
  • hostmask
  • co-host
  • hostee
  • self-hosting
  • host plant
  • host
  • host
  • ホスト
  • host
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