whoost

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To cough.

Noun

A cough.

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: hostyn

Geërf van Old English: hwōstan

Verwante met Skots: whust

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: hoostje

Verwante met Fries: hoastje

Verwante met Nederlands: hoesten

Verwante met Deens: hoste

Verwante met Sweeds: hosta

Verwante met Yslands: hósta

Verwante met Iers: casacht

Verwante met Wallies: pas

Geërf van Middle English: host

Geërf van Old English: hwōsta

Verwante met Duits: Husten

Verwante met Switserse Duits: Wüeste

Verwante met Yslands: hósti

In summary

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”).