English
hush
Hush comes from Middle English huschen ‘to hush’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500huschen‘to hush’
- Englishearliest quotation 1682hush
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500huschen‘to hush’
- Englishearliest quotation 1682hush
Earliest quotation: 1682, Thomas Otway, Venice Preserv’d: “VVilt thou then / Huſh my Cares thus, and…”
Every English word from Middle English huschen
Today it means
verb To become quiet.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English huschen / hush