Where does “hostning” come from?

hostning (Swedish) comes from Swedish hösta, from Old Swedish hōsta, from Old Norse hósta, from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

hostning (Swedish): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “hostning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhöstato harvest
2Old Swedishhōstato cough
3Old Norsehóstato cough
4Proto-Germanichwōstōnąto cough
5Proto-Germanichwōsanąto cough
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂s-to cough
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwōstōną →