Where does “koste” come from?

koste (Danish) comes from Danish kost, from Old Norse kǫstr, from Middle Low German kost, from German Kosten, from Italian costo, from Polish koszt, from Hungarian kösz, from Hungarian köszönöm — 3rd person plural verb ending.

koste (Danish): indefinite plural of kost

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of kost

Ancestry of “koste”, step by step

koste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish kost

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkostfood; diet; board
2Old Norsekǫstrpile
3Middle Low Germankostmeal; food
4GermanKostencosts
5Italiancostocost; expense; usury
6Polishkosztcost
7Hungarianköszthanks
8Hungarianköszönömfirst-person singular indicative present definite...
9Hungarian-ömUsed to form the first-person singular present...
10Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
11Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
12Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending

via Old Norse kosta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekostato try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt
2Old Norsenaðrsnake
3Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂
Every word from Middle Welsh -ntEvery word from Hungarian -dEvery word from Hungarian -öm
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