Where does “gust” come from?

Gust comes from Middle English gust, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, derived from the root ǵews-.

gust (English): A strong, abrupt rush of wind; Any rush or...

Definitions

  1. A strong, abrupt rush of wind; Any rush or...

Ancestry of “gust”, step by step

gust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Gustav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGustav—
2Old SwedishGøtstaf—
3Old NorseGautstafr—
4Old Norsestafrstaff
5Proto-Norseᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ—
6Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden

via Middle English gust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgust—
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “gust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stabaz →Every word from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ →