Where does “cyst” come from?

cyst (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kustiz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

cyst (Old English): choice; choicest, best; excellence, good quality

Definitions

  1. choice; choicest, best; excellence, good quality

Ancestry of “cyst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickustiztrial, choice
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “cyst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustiz →