Where does “gusten” come from?

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

gusten (Middle English): to taste, have a taste for

Definitions

  1. to taste, have a taste for

Ancestry of “gusten”, step by step

gusten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Venetian gusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Venetiangustotaste
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Old Norse gustr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegustra gust, blast
2Proto-Germanicgustiz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →