Where does “kost” come from?

kost (Cornish) comes from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

kost (Cornish): cost, expense

Definitions

  1. cost, expense

Ancestry of “kost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoastThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean,...
2Middle Englishcoste
3Old Frenchcostéside
4Latincostātusribbed
5Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
6Proto-Indo-Europeankost-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost-Every word from Latin costaEvery word from Latin costātus
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