Where does “kušati” come from?

kušati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic kušati, from Proto-Slavic kusiti, from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽, from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną, from Proto-Germanic keusaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

kušati (Serbo-Croatian): to taste; to try, test

Definitions

  1. to taste; to try, test

Ancestry of “kušati”, step by step

kušati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic kušati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickušatito offer a meal, to give for tasting; to have a...
2Proto-Slavickusitito taste
3Gothic𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽to taste
4Proto-Germanickauzijanąto sample, to taste
5Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Proto-Slavic kǫsati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickǫsatito bite
2Proto-Slavickǫ̑sъpiece

Words derived from “kušati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Germanic keusaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic kauzijaną →