whoost

Meaning

Verb

To cough.

Noun

A cough.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hostyn

Inherited from Old English: hwōstan

Cognate with Scots: whust

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: hoostje

Cognate with Western Frisian: hoastje

Cognate with Dutch: hoesten

Cognate with Danish: hoste

Cognate with Swedish: hosta

Cognate with Icelandic: hósta

Cognate with Irish: casacht

Cognate with Welsh: pas

Inherited from Middle English: host

Inherited from Old English: hwōsta

Cognate with German: Husten

Cognate with Swiss German: Wüeste

Cognate with Icelandic: 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”).