whoost

whoost · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · inherited from*kʷās-“to cough”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hwōstōną
3. Old English · inherited fromhwōstan“to cough”
4. Middle English · inherited fromhostyn
5. English todaywhoost

From Middle English hostyn, from Old English hwōstan (“to cough”), from Proto-Germanic *hwōstōną, *hwōstāną (“to cough”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷās- (“to cough”). Cognate with Scots whust (“to cough”), Saterland Frisian hoostje (“to cough”), West Frisian hoastje (“to cough”), Dutch hoesten (“to cough”), German Low German hoosten (“to cough”), Danish hoste (“to cough”), Swedish hosta (“to cough”), Icelandic hósta (“to cough”). Non-Germanic cognates include Irish casacht (“cough”) and Welsh pas (“cough”).

whoost · noun²

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hwōstô“a cough”
2. Old English · inherited fromhwōsta“a cough”
3. Middle English · inherited fromhost
4. English todaywhoost

From Middle English host, from Old English hwōsta (“a cough”), from Proto-Germanic *hwōstô (“a cough”). Cognate with German Husten (“a cough”), Alemannic German Wüeste (“a cough”), Danish hoste (“a cough”), Icelandic hósti (“a cough”).

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