Where does “Kost” come from?

Kost (German) comes from Middle High German kost, from Medieval Latin costus, from Latin cōnstāre.

Kost (German): food, fare, diet, board, commons; meal

Definitions

  1. food, fare, diet, board, commons; meal

Ancestry of “Kost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankost—
2Medieval Latincostusan aromatic plant
3Latincōnstāre—

Words derived from “Kost”

Every word from Latin cōnstāre →Every word from Medieval Latin costus →Every word from Middle High German kost →