Where does “ost” come from?

ost (Tocharian B) comes from Proto-Tocharian *wostŭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wóstu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

ost (Tocharian B): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “ost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Tocharian*wostŭ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wóstuhome, dwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wóstu →Every word from Proto-Tocharian *wostŭ →