Where does “hosta” come from?
hosta (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.
Ancestry of “hosta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hósta | to cough |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstōną | to cough |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |