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Where does “kosten” come from?

kosten (Middle High German) comes from Old French coster, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō.

Ancestry of “kosten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcosterto cost
2Latinconstō—
3Proto-Italickomstaēō—

Words derived from “kosten”

  • cost
  • costless
  • isocost
  • costlessly
  • oncost
  • costeth
  • overcost
  • costlessness
  • recost
  • costable
  • costest
  • costworthy
  • oncostman
  • miscost
  • uncostable
  • noncostable
  • kostendeckend
  • kostenmäßig
  • kostenpflichtig
  • kosten
  • senkosta
  • kosto
  • multekosta
  • kosti
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