Where does “cust” come from?

cust (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch kust, from Proto-Germanic kustuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

cust (Middle Dutch): choice, what is chosen

Definitions

  1. choice, what is chosen

Ancestry of “cust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchkust
2Proto-Germanickustuztrial, choice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “cust

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-
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