Where does “kostōn” come from?

kostōn (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic kustōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kostōn (Old High German): to taste, attempt; to taste, test, try by tasting

Definitions

  1. to taste, attempt; to taste, test, try by tasting

Ancestry of “kostōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickustōnąto try; to taste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

Words derived from “kostōn”

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