Where does “gus” come from?

gus (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

gus (Old Irish): force, vigour

Definitions

  1. force, vigour

Ancestry of “gus”, step by step

gus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic gustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgustuschoice; excellence, force
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Proto-Indo-European gus-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangus-—

Words derived from “gus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Celtic gustus →
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