Where does “hwōstōną” come from?

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

hwōstōną (Proto-Germanic): to cough

Definitions

  1. to cough

Ancestry of “hwōstōną”, step by step

hwōstōną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwōsaną

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

via Proto-Indo-European kʷās-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷās-cough, to cough; to cough

Words derived from “hwōstōną”

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