Where does “kikhosta” come from?

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

kikhosta (Swedish): whooping cough

Definitions

  1. whooping cough

Ancestry of “kikhosta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkyke hostawhooping cough
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 →