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Where does “cystig” come from?

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

cystig (Old English): choice, preferred, select; charitable, generous,...

Definitions

  1. choice, preferred, select; charitable, generous,...

Ancestry of “cystig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishcystchoice; choicest, best; excellence, good quality
2Proto-Germanickustiztrial, choice
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
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