Where does “kostbar” come from?
kostbar (German) comes from German Kosten, from Italian costo, from Polish koszt, from Hungarian kösz, from Hungarian köszönöm, from Hungarian -öm, from Hungarian -ö-, from Hungarian -d — 3rd person plural verb ending.
kostbar (German): precious
Definitions
- precious
Ancestry of “kostbar”, step by step
kostbar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Kosten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kosten | costs |
| 2 | Italian | costo | cost; expense; usury |
| 3 | Polish | koszt | cost |
| 4 | Hungarian | kösz | thanks |
| 5 | Hungarian | köszönöm | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 6 | Hungarian | -öm | Used to form the first-person singular present... |
| 7 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 8 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 9 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |
via Middle High German kostbære
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kostbære | — |