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English word origin

Etymology of hose

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid. · A stocking-like garment worn on the legs; pantyhose, women's tights. · Close-fitting trousers or breeches, reaching to the knee.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with West Frisian hoas (“hose”), Dutch hoos (“stocking, water-hose”), German Hose (“trousers”); also, Tocharian A kać (“skin”), Russian кишка́ (kišká, “gut”), Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”). More at sky. The clothing senses were the original meaning, from which is derived the sense of a tube for fluids.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionhoseenm · leggings, hose
  • Inherited-form mentionhoseang
  • Inherited-form mention*hosāgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*husǭgem-pro · coverings, leggings, trousers
  • Derivation mention*(s)kewH-ine-pro · to cover
  • Cognate mentionhoasfy · hose
  • Cognate mentionhoosnl · stocking, water-hose
  • Cognate mentionHosede · trousers
  • Cognate mentionkaćxto · skin
  • Cognate mentionкишка́ru · gut
  • Cognate mentionκύστιςgrc · bladder
  • Cognate mentionकोष्ठsa · intestine
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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To water or spray with a hose. · To spray as if with a hose; to spray in great quantity. · To deliver using a hose. · To provide with hose (garment)

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-der. Proto-Germanic *husǭ Proto-West Germanic *hosā Old English hose Middle English hose English hose From Middle English hose (“leggings, hose”), from Old English hose, hosa (“hose, leggings”), from Proto-West Germanic *hosā, from Proto-Germanic *husǭ (“coverings, leggings, trousers”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to cover”). Cognate with West Frisian hoas (“hose”), Dutch hoos (“stocking, water-hose”), German Hose (“trousers”); also, Tocharian A kać (“skin”), Russian кишка́ (kišká, “gut”), Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), Sanskrit कोष्ठ (koṣṭha, “intestine”). More at sky. The clothing senses were the original meaning, from which is derived the sense of a tube for fluids.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Inherited-form mentionhoseenm · leggings, hose
  • Inherited-form mentionhoseang
  • Inherited-form mention*hosāgmw-pro
  • Inherited-form mention*husǭgem-pro · coverings, leggings, trousers
  • Derivation mention*(s)kewH-ine-pro · to cover
  • Cognate mentionhoasfy · hose
  • Cognate mentionhoosnl · stocking, water-hose
  • Cognate mentionHosede · trousers
  • Cognate mentionkaćxto · skin
  • Cognate mentionкишка́ru · gut
  • Cognate mentionκύστιςgrc · bladder
  • Cognate mentionकोष्ठsa · intestine

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