Middle English ost / host continued into modern host with loss of the unstressed variant and stabilization of initial h.
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host
one who receives or entertains guests; later many extended roles
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · hospitality roleost / host
host or guest; a person in a hospitality relationship
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The reversible host-or-guest role narrowed in English toward the person receiving others, then expanded into event, media, biological, and computing roles.
Hospitality sense recorded from the 14th century.
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Host — Word HistoryNoun (1), Etymology and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Host — Word Historyhost 1 etymology
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