Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwstus ( “ taste ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- ( “ to enjoy, taste ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
*kustuz m
trial , choice
Inflection
u-stem Declension of *kustuz (u-stem)
singular
plural
nominative
*kustuz
*kustiwiz
vocative
*kustu
*kustiwiz
accusative
*kustų
*kustunz
genitive
*kustauz
*kustiwǫ̂
dative
*kustiwi
*kustumaz
instrumental
*kustū
*kustumiz
Descendants
Old English: cost (possibly also from Old Norse); cyst m
Middle English: cost
Scots: cost , kost , coust
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Old Frisian: kest
Old Saxon: *cust , kust
Old Dutch: *kust
Old High German: *kust
Middle High German: kust
German: Kust m ( dialectal )
Old Norse: kostr
Gothic: 𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌿𐍃 ( kustus )