Where does “costnien” come from?

costnien (Middle English) comes from Old English costnian, from Old English costian, from Proto-Germanic kustōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

costnien (Middle English): to try, tempt, test

Definitions

  1. to try, tempt, test

Ancestry of “costnien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishcostnianAlternative form of costian
2Old Englishcostiantry, tempt; prove; examine
3Proto-Germanickustōnąto try; to taste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “costnien”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustōną →Every word from Old English costian →