Where does “kosta” come from?

kosta (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse naðr, from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ, from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂.

kosta (Old Norse): to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt

Definitions

  1. to try; to exert oneself, strive; to injure, hurt

Ancestry of “kosta”, step by step

kosta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse naðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsenaðrsnake
2Proto-Germanicnadrǭadder; snake in general
3Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₁treh₂—

via Proto-Germanic kustōną

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

via Middle Low German kosten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankosten—
2Latincōnstāre—

Words derived from “kosta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European néh₁treh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic nadrǭ →Every word from Old Norse naðr →