HOSE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
Categories: Garment
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
Categories: Tube, Tubing
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
water with a hose
Example: hose the lawn
Categories: Water, Irrigate
Synonyms
Hosepipe, Hose down, Hose, Hosiery
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "hose" comes from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH-. It started in Proto-Germanic *husǭ. Then it appeared in Proto-West Germanic *hosā. Later, people used it in Old English hose. After that, it was Middle English hose. Many other languages have similar words:.
- West Frisian: hoas
- Dutch: hoos
- German: Hose
- Tocharian A: kać
- Russian: кишка́
- Ancient Greek: κύστις
- Sanskrit: कोष्ठ
🔗 Related Words
sky – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
A word passing through this many languages survived because it named something universally important.