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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþustazmanure
2Proto-Indo-Europeantews-to be empty; to drain; to be happy
3Proto-Indo-Europeantu-to swell; bird-cry, shriek

Words derived from “*þost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þustaz →
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