Where does “gust” come from?

gust (Middle English) comes from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “gust”, step by step

gust traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin gustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingustustaste
2Proto-Italicgustustaste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Old Norse gustr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegustra gust, blast
2Proto-Germanicgustiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

via Old French gust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgust—

Words derived from “gust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →