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Where does “kustor” come from?

kustor (Old High German) comes from Latin custor, from Latin cūstos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “kustor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincustor—
2Latincūstos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kustor”

  • kuster
  • Koschter
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