Where does “הוסט” come from?

הוסט (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German huoste, from Old High German huosto, from Proto-West Germanic hwōstō, from Proto-Germanic hwōstô, from Proto-Germanic hwōsaną, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂s- — to cough.

הוסט (Yiddish): cough

Definitions

  1. cough

Ancestry of “הוסט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhuoste—
2Old High Germanhuostocough
3Proto-West Germanichwōstōcough
4Proto-Germanichwōstôcough
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 hwōstô →
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