Where does “Gust” come from?

Gust (Alemannic German) comes from Italian gusto, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Gust (Alemannic German): taste, flavour

Definitions

  1. taste, flavour

Ancestry of “Gust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiangustotaste; taste, flavour; gusto, enjoyment, relish
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →