Where does “*þost” come from?
*þost (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic þustaz, from Proto-Indo-European tews-, from Proto-Indo-European tu- — to swell; bird-cry, shriek.
Ancestry of “*þost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þustaz | manure |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tews- | to be empty; to drain; to be happy |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tu- | to swell; bird-cry, shriek |