Where does “gustar” come from?

gustar (Galician) comes from Latin gustō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gustar (Galician): to please, like; first/third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. to please, like; first/third-person singular...

Ancestry of “gustar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingustōto taste, sample
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Latin gustō →