Where does “kosten” come from?

kosten (Middle High German) comes from Old French coster, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō — literally to stand together.

Ancestry of “kosten”, step by step

kosten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French coster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcosterto cost
2Latinconstōto stand together
3Proto-Italickomstaēōliterally to stand together

via Old High German kostōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankostōnto taste, attempt; to taste, test, try by tasting
2Proto-Germanickustōnąto try; to taste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kosten”

Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →Every word from Latin constō →Every word from Old French coster →
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