Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kustiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-ti-s (“taste”), from *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkus.tiz/

Noun

*kustiz f

trial, choice

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *kustiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*kustiz	*kustīz
vocative	*kusti	*kustīz
accusative	*kustį	*kustinz
genitive	*kustīz	*kustijǫ̂
dative	*kustī	*kustimaz
instrumental	*kustī	*kustimiz

Related terms

*keusaną
*kustuz

Descendants

Old English: cyst f
- Middle English: cüste
Old Frisian: kest f
- North Frisian: kest
- West Frisian: kêst
Old Saxon: cust f
- Middle Low German: kust, küst
Old Dutch: *kust f
- Middle Dutch: kust f
  - Dutch: kust f
Old High German: chust, kust f
- Middle High German: kust
Gothic: *𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kusts) (in 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 f (gakusts))