Where does “tosse” come from?

tosse (Walloon) comes from Old French tous, from Latin tussis, from Proto-Italic tussis, from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-, from Proto-Indo-European stew- — to praise, laud.

tosse (Walloon): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “tosse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchtous
2Latintussiscough
3Proto-Italictussis
4Proto-Indo-Europeantud-ti-scough
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tud-ti-s
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