hos

Middle English

/hɔːs/, /hɑːs/

adj

Definitions

Hoarse; harsh-sounding.
(rare) Unclear-sounding; hard to detect.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hās inherited from Proto-Germanic *haisaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haisaz

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hoarsely English
hoarseness English
*haisaz Proto-Germanic
has Old English
hās Old English
hāsnes Old English
hors Middle English
hosely Middle English
hosnesse Middle English
háss Old Norse
heis Old High German